Maude Wagner was the first American woman who displayed tattoos done of her own volition, but she also became the first American woman tattoo artist. She was a circus performer, an aerialist and contortionist. What cause...
https://www.neatorama.com/2017/04/01/The-First-Victorian-Tattoo-Queen/Matthew Buchinger was born in Germany in 1674 with... ...mvented by his intellect.England was charmed: the shows were popular and there was even demand for him to...
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/09/25/The-Limbless-Magician-of-18th-Century-London/Tragically, people with deformities, biological ab... ...he norm were often bought, sold and exhibited in " freak shows " or circus sideshows. The popularity of this prac... ...he Elephant Man.While so many personal stories of freak show performers were tragedies marked by abuse and exp... ...alleries of Brit...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/11/05/Stories-of-Performers-in-Freak-Shows-of-the-Past/The TV series American Horror Story: Freak Show is premiering tonight in Britain on Fox UK. To pr... ...ring tonight in Britain on Fox UK. To promote the show , Miss Cakehead was commissioned to bake up some g... ...e worked with food artist Jacqui Kelly to create " freaky fai...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/10/21/A-Freak-Show-of-Baked-Goods/Image Credit: AniolSo did you kids watch the premi... ...kids watch the premier of American Horror Story: Freak Show ? From the ratings to the instant renewal for a fi... ...many of you did. A constantly creepy and shocking show , from the tone set in this season's premier, seem... ...the tone set in this sea...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/10/16/The-Clowns-of-America-Are-Mad-At-American-Horror-Story-Freak-Show/At first glance, this 1930 picture of a freak show act would be something you put down to trickery....
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/10/04/Mortado-the-Human-Fountain/The freak show has been around for hundreds of years, but it rea... ...the 1840s, introduced a “rotating roster of freaks : albinos, midgets, giants, exotic animals”... ...ract customers.Under his leadership, the American freakshow became a booming business -- both...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/01/The-Rise-and-Fall-of-Circus-Freakshows/Julia Pastrana, once known as "the ugliest woman in the world," was born in 1834 with hypertrichosis terminalis, meaning her entire body was covered with hair several inches long. She also had a deformed mouth with huge...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/13/Julia-Pastrana-Buried-153-Years-After-Her-Death/J Tithonus Pednaud of The Human... ...els wrote about the origin of the human freak show as a business and an event and traced i... ...a worthwhile endeavour for managers and freaks alike." Link
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/15/the-origins-of-the-freak-show/Pictured is Chauncy Morlan, who once made a living... ...Chauncy Morlan, who once made a living as a side show fat man. People paid money to look at him, becaus... ...nders what size people we will consider normal or freakish 100 years from now. Link -via TYWKIWDBI
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/04/19/freak-show-fat/
