John Hayes Mabley, better known by his

stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...

Doktor Haze or Dr. Haze, is a British

circus A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclist ...

owner and performer, singer-songwriter, company director, and author. He is the owner, ringmaster and director of

The Circus of Horrors The Circus of Horrors is a British-based contemporary circus created by John (Dr) Haze and Gerry Cottle. They were first seen performing at the Glastonbury Festival in 1995. Blending horror, black comedy and rock music with circus acts, it use ...

, in which he co-founded with

Gerry Cottle Gerald Ward Cottle (7 April 1945 – 13 January 2021) was a British circus owner and the owner of the Wookey Hole Caves in Somerset. He presented the Moscow State Circus and Chinese State Circus in Britain, founded Gerry Cottle's Circus, and co- ...

in 1995, which has become Britain’s longest running alternative circus. Haze was raised in

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and his parents were circus performers as well. In 2011, he released his autobiography book ''Dr Haze: Mud, Blood and Glitter'' (Peculiar Publications,

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9780957069909). Haze is the company director for

Moscow State Circus The title Moscow State Circus is used for a variety of circuses. Most commonly, it refers to one of the two circus buildings in Moscow, the " Circus Nikulin" (the old circus, featuring animal acts) and the "Bolshoi Circus" (the new circus, feat ...

Carters Steam Fair Carters Steam Fair (no apostrophe is used in the name) was a travelling vintage fair. Founded in 1977 by John Carter (1942–2000), this family business is now managed by the second generation of Carters. Carters operated and maintained a large ...

and Psycho Management, and is also the co-owner of Circus Extreme and Continental Circus Berlin. In 2017, he stood as an independent candidate for

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