Dr John Woolf’s new book, ‘The Wonders: Lifting the Curtain on the Freak Show, Circus and Victorian Age ... giving birth to a baby boy who only lived for two days. Sadly, Pastrana didn ...

He says the show "felt like a circus act" that left him feeling ostracized for being different, and that people still remember him as the 70 pound baby. READ MORE: Jerry Springer Show producer ...

Reynolds, 71, is among a dying breed — a “freak-show ... so correct that his show, which features the original Fiji mermaid used by P.T. Barnum and a two-headed baby, is now called a ...

museum and freak show. In 1881 it officially became the circus that generations grew up watching and saw many evolutions over the years, most recently with its decision to retire its elephant acts.

Parents would often 'sell' their child to a travelling circus or freak show, signing them up for a lifetime of exploitation and ridicule. Performers travelled the country - and sometimes the world ...

Freaks, illusions, and death-defying stunts; Hellzapoppin, the world-renowned circus freak show, offered audience members a night of thrill and wonder last night at Wildwood Saloon. Outside of the ...

Dr John Woolf’s new book, ‘The Wonders: Lifting the Curtain on the Freak Show, Circus and Victorian Age ... giving birth to a baby boy who only lived for two days. Sadly, Pastrana didn ...