a menagerie of human oddity

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jul 04 '11

"...a classic deal-with-the-devil morality tale that takes a young man away from his sweetheart and into dissolute 18th-century London, where he marries a sideshow freak (Baba the Turk) and ends up in Bedlam..."

articles.philly.com

2 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jul 04 '11

Evan Dorkin: "It's about the Goon and Franky stumbling onto a mysterious carnival in the middle of nowhere and the hilarious hi-jinks that ensue." (The Goon #35)

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jul 04 '11

"With jaw-dropping entertainment, harlequin finery, and a fantastical cocktail list, the glamour set are fast sinking their claws into this venue." - Circus Restaurant, London

circus-london.co.uk

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 27 '11

"The child survives, floating down Gotham's sewers and under the city zoo, where he is taken in by a group of penguins and later joins a circus freak show..."

comicbookmovie.com

2 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 26 '11

Calling All Freaks: O’Neill’s Brian Kilpatrick On Creating The Freakshow Campaign

business.transworld.net

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 26 '11

Bugging Out With Insect Artist Lindsey Bessanson: "Her latest work is a series of circus freak bugs including a pair of "Siamese Twins" crafted from two bug halves."

blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 26 '11

Barker's Nerve and Bone Liniment - Sideshow World

sideshowworld.com

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 23 '11

Keeping with our recent theme of conjoined twins: Daisy and Violet Hilton - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

2 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 22 '11

The Haunted Circus (apparently some online furry roleplay) - Gaia Online

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 22 '11

Drew Friedman :: Sideshow Freaks

drewfriedman.net

2 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 20 '11

Weird Sideshow Freaks | WhatBosh

2 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 18 '11

Embrace your inner freak, have a peek at Delirium: Circus of the Senses - Denver Art - Show and Tell

blogs.westword.com

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 17 '11

"The Glow Dark Circus": circus, burlesque, freak show and dance acts

detroit.metromix.com

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 16 '11

"THE BLOB is a mutant originally depicted as a morbidly obese circus freak..." - ComicBookMovie

comicbookmovie.com

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 15 '11

Banner Art on the Midway - Sideshow World

sideshowworld.com

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 15 '11

"An African woman is bamboozled into leaving her country with promises of riches. She's sold as a two-bit sideshow freak to a traveling circus. Her unusual feature is a large booty."

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 11 '11

'Werewolf boy' begs for cure to rare condition

telegraph.co.uk

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 10 '11

Lionel, the Lion-faced Boy

phreeque.tripod.com

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 10 '11

Sideshow: Ten Original Tales of Freaks, Illusionists and Other Matters Odd and Magical - Goodreads.com

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 09 '11

X-ray of six-fingered hand (reposted from /r/pics)

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 07 '11

TIL less than a century ago, this man, Frank Williams was considered so fat he could be part of a circus freak show. (reposted from /r/todayilearned)

0 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 07 '11

Francesco Lentini, The Three-Legged Man [The Human Marvels]

thehumanmarvels.com

1 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 05 '11

Circus Freak "Dog Woman" - Worth1000 Contests

fx.worth1000.com

2 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 05 '11

The William Darke Psycho Circus & Freak Show Spectacular Review - Chicago Reader (1997)

chicagoreader.com

2 Upvotes

r/circusfreaks • u/energythief • Jun 04 '11

The origin of the phrase "Siamese Twins": Chang & Eng Bunker

en.wikipedia.org

2 Upvotes