If you are interested in human anomaly as much as I am, check out these references. Enjoy!
Fedor Jeftcheive Otherwise know as The Dog-Faced Man.
Freaks Black and white classic film from 1932. Directed by Todd Browning. This film is not for the weak of heart or stomach. This film depicts real life freaks, siamese twins, dwarfs, pinheads, the worm man, a bearded lady, an armless lady. Quite a show!
Geek Love Fictional Story by Author Katherine Dunn. Perverse and entertaining.
Diane Arbus American photographer who documented, through photography, some freaky people living on the outskirt of society.
Fur: The Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus 2006. Directed by Stephen Shainberg staring Nicole Kidman and Robert Downey Jr. If you like body hair, you'll like this freaky love story.
The Mutter Museum The College of Physitians of Philadelphia. Worth a visit. Tons of Human oddities - some in jars, some behind glass - all really strange.
Myrtle Corbin The four legged lady. She had 1 husband, 2 sets of genitalia, and 5 children. You do the math.
Cheng and Eng The original Siamese Twins
The Elephant Man Film directed by David Lynch 1980, starring Anthany Hopkins, tells a story inspired by the real The Elephant Man Joseph Merrick
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Well if they are anomalies, then we are beasts from the depraved mind an imp. www.gutterdog.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteJohn Hurt played the Elephant Man in the movie, even though one cannot recognize him except for his sweet voice. The auther of this blog saw John Hurt live on London Stage & I bet that she never realized that she was looking at the Elephant Man without his special makeup.
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