Comments on: 3 Heartbreaking Tales of “Freaks”

By: Calli Arcale

Calli Arcale — Tue, 17 May 2011 03:07:18 +0000

Ranger J — considering how quickly the surviving twin died after the emergency separation, you’re probably right that the state of surgery was inadequate to the challenge. At that point, infection was still a massive risk, and seldom did anybody want to embark on a surgery in a person who would live without it.

Steve — Johnny Eck’s trick has indeed been duplicated, with the assistance of a woman who was born with the same defect. This woman also appeared on the Discovery Health channel, profiling her pregnancy, which was very high risk because of her physical condition — lacking a normal pelvis is a serious problem for pregnancy. But it worked out in the end, and she’s a mom now. Her baby is normal — I don’t think the condition is heritable (given that Johnny Eck’s identical twin didn’t have it).

By: Ranger J

Ranger J — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:59:24 +0000

Hmmm…just wondering why they wouldn’t of tried to separate the conjointed twins earlier if they were only connected through their buttocks. Maybe surgery wasn’t so advanced back then.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 16 May 2011 11:21:18 +0000

The Lobster Boy story is so sad…

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:16:27 +0000

Look for a youtube video called “amazing magic trick” for something similar (I assume) to the “half man” trick that Johnny Eck did.

Link is in my name.

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By: Chad Cloman

Chad Cloman — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:16:31 +0000

If you’ve never seen Freaks (1932, directed by Tod Browning, and available on DVD), I recommend it. They used actual circus freaks in the show. There is a man with no arms and no legs who lights his cigarette without help.

By: Mangesh

Mangesh — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:31:22 +0000

Sorry folks! Should be fixed now…

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:19:06 +0000

What are the login credentials required to check out Miss C’s post? When I click the link, I’m greeted with a WordPress login screen….

;-)

By: Luke

Luke — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:10:31 +0000

hey the link to the other article at the end is broken.