FREAKS--photos of the freaks!

[Jim Bertges]

Unfortunately they didn't allow photos on the inside. It would have been fun to get a shot of Dracula's Skeleton.

[fmofmpls]

Jim, did you ever go inside this museum? And if so, what in Sam hell did Dracula's skeleton look like to you? Most likely a resin educational skeleton? Love the whole concept though!

[poseablemonster]

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It was an eBay auction several years ago.  A woman who was somehow affiliated with the owner inherited the place, I guess?  She explained it but it's been a while.  Anyway, the Frankenstein model was displayed with a bust of Aphrodite or something like that with a sign that read: "Love At The Weird Museum". 

[Jim Bertges]

Jim, did you ever go inside this museum? And if so, what in Sam hell did Dracula's skeleton look like to you? Most likely a resin educational skeleton? Love the whole concept though!

Yes I visited once. The Dracula skeleton was displayed in an upright coffin, just like Professor Lampini's. The skeleton itself was brown and aged looking and fangs looked to be an extra addition to the skull.

I left the place feeling queasy after viewing all the misshapen dead babies in big jars of formadahyde.

[The Phantom Creep]

I just watched a great dvd documentary on sideshows called American Carny. It's much better than most similar docs that I've seen. I highly recommend it if you can find it.

Here's a link:

http://www.americancarny.com/

[egorschamber]

Just found this thread, and the posts about signed and unsigned photos of the special people
who starred in FREAKS.  A very similar discussion happened in the autographs thread on the
Classic Horror Film Board some time back, and an AMAZING collection of signed photos from
that cast was shared by the long-time collectors there.

I only had a couple to share in those CHFB discussions, and I only posted one of them, mainly
to find out if the pencil signature on it might be authentic:



I won the postcard on eBay several years ago but had no idea if the signature was Harry's
or not.  Fortunately, one of the other collectors had a genuine cut signature that compared
favorably, so it appears that I got a major bargain. Still need to find another unsigned postcard,
though, so I can display both sides in a frame!

[Sir Masksalot]

For years I'd read about this title, collected promo paper on it, all before ever watching it.



Just how would one go about seeing this notorious movie? Disowned by its studio, "banned for
thirty years", unsuitable for television ...



It wasn't until 1975 that our hippest revival theatre scheduled several days worth of screenings.
I told all my friends and a bunch of us helped fill the nearly packed houses every night.
The manager was so grateful, he gave me a poster for all the word-of-mouth.



Since then I've rewatched the movie countless times and even spoken to a couple of
the performers, by telephone and in person. One wrote me a letter a few years before
he passed away >



If you visit the right conventions, it's still possible to meet the cast up close (if only in effigy) >