Carnival of Carnage is the first Joker's Card by the Insane Clown Posse. It is the first album to speak of the Dark Carnival. 'Carnival of Carnage' is a term used to describe the 'theatre of violence' that is the ghetto as we know it, with criminals all over. It also meant as a rage against the rich and government who doesn't care about the "filthy poor" and their part of town. This card was meant as an introduction to the Dark Carnival's message, but unlike the other 'Joker's Card' it is not a 'it' like in a spirit of the Carnival, but a 'where' to describe the hell of Earth.

(Note: A later re-release lacks the track Night of The Ax and the intro to it at the end of Is That You)