Sideshow freaks? (Freak is a word we use endearingly.) First thing we think of is the lady who can grow a beard. No doubt she exists. We see gals with killer ’staches all the time. But she’s not a ...

Once upon a time, heavy tattage was the exclusive brand of sea dogs, sideshow freaks, and antisocial slime. Today, though, everybody’s been inked. Your sister’s left boob is tagged “Property of Tito.” ...

With a name like Whorie the Clown, it's no surprise she ended up as part of the sideshow. But she honestly never expected to join the freak show - except that's exactly what has happened, courtesy of ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) - A 95-foot wall of banners along the east end of the Midway lures fairgoers to the World of Wonders Palace of Illusions. The illustrations promise a world of weird just ...

It wouldn’t be surprising if the creepy sounds of circus music waft through the air this weekend at the Woodlands Inn & Resort in Plains, drowning out the continuous buzz of tattoo needles. But it ...

Sideshow performer Jeremy Kinison of Cut Throat Freak Show loves to shock and awe with his dangerous-looking antics. And he did plenty of both while living in the Valley for more than a decade, ...

The heyday of the circus sideshow act exists in the 21st century as a distant memory, usually preserved by grainy sepia photos and folklore that rarely impresses today’s historical skeptics. Yet, the ...