Sideshow
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Freakatorium
Own some amazing pieces of sideshow history from the collection of sword swallower Johnny Fox.
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Cardiff Giant
A giant petrified man was unearthed on a New York farm in October 1869, but it...
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End of the Circus
After 146 years, the Greatest Show on Earth announced they will be closing their doors for...
More Sideshow News
- The Tragic Death of Jumbo the Elephant
130 years ago today in 1885, P.T. Barnum's famous elephant Jumbo was struck and...
- Posted September 15, 2015
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- Save Circus History: Adopt a Wagon at Circus World
The Circus World museum in Baraboo, WI launched a new program to fund restoration...
- Posted February 9, 2015
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- Freak Show: Most Famous Circus Sideshow Performers
A look at some of history's most famous and fascinating circus sideshow performers.
- Posted October 8, 2014
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- World’s First Pregnant Sword Swallower
Thrill Kill Jill of the Lucky Daredevil Thrillshow became the world’s first pregnant sword...
- Posted October 14, 2013
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- Contortionist Leilani Franco Scores 3 Guinness World Records
Amazing contortionist Leilani Franco has received three world records in the 2014 Guinness Book...
- Posted September 13, 2013
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- Girl to Gorilla Sideshow Act
The girl-to-gorilla trick is an old sideshow act based on the principles of the...
- Posted September 6, 2013
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- Circus World Museum Brings Circus History to Life in Baraboo, WI
Circus history comes alive at Circus World in Baraboo with Big Top performances, sideshow...
- Posted August 23, 2013
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- The Knife Thrower’s Girl
The beautiful assistant for a 19th-century knife-throwing sideshow act.
- Posted August 7, 2013
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- General Robley’s Tattooed Heads
Major General Horatio Gordon Robley with his collection of tattooed heads featured in P.T....
- Posted June 19, 2013
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- Heather Holliday
Heather Holliday puts the sexy into the sideshow, blowing fire and swallowing swords with...
- Posted January 30, 2013
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- Pretty Things Peepshow
The Pretty Things Peepshow combines Vaudeville, burlesque and sideshow acts that harken back to...
- Posted January 30, 2013
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- Ohio Big Foot Girl
Misses Fannie Mills (August 30, 1860 or 1859 – 1899), known as “The Ohio...
- Posted January 22, 2013
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- Knife Thrower
Vintage photo of a knife thrower and his lovely, trusting assistant. Related Freak Show:...
- Posted January 18, 2013
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- The Sideshow Banner Art of Fred G. Johnson
Fred G. Johnson is one of the finest sideshow banner painters in the history...
- Posted December 14, 2010
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Latest Additions
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Freakatorium: The Sideshow Collection of Johnny Fox Hits the Auction Block
Own some amazing pieces of sideshow history from the collection...
- November 8, 2018
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The Cardiff Giant was ‘Discovered’ 148 Years Ago Today
A giant petrified man was unearthed on a New York...
- October 16, 2017
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Ringling Bros. Circus Comes to an End
After 146 years, the Greatest Show on Earth announced they...
- January 16, 2017
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- Animated Short ‘Death in Space’ Shows the Perils of Space Exploration
In space, no one can hear you scream...so you...
- February 9, 2019
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- Terror in the Skies: Doc Explores Stories of Large Winged Creatures in the Prairie State
What are the large winged creatures terrorizing the skies?...
- February 7, 2019
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- Jordan Peele Enters the Twilight Zone in Eerie Teaser
What dimension are we even in? Question reality with...
- February 5, 2019
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- Digging Up Ed Gein: Our Expedition into the Dark History of Plainfield, WI
Our latest trip to Plainfield to uncover the deranged...
- September 11, 2015
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- Video: Cremation of a Human Body
Graphic video shows the cremation of a human body...
- October 10, 2014
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- Time Travel and Project Pegasus
Seattle attorney Andrew Basiago has been publicly making the...
- April 30, 2012
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