Freakery: Circuses Carnivals and Sideshows

Explore the fascinating world of freakery, circuses, carnivals, and sideshows with our curated list of books. Dive into the history, mystery, and spectacle of these extraordinary shows!

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Wild, Weird, and Wonderful Cover
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Wild, Weird, and Wonderful

by Mark Sloan

Remarkable period photographs by F. W. Glasier capture the colorful world of the Big Top in early twentieth-century America, portraying an array of parades, tent …
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Nights at the Circus

by Angela Carter

Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction From the master of the literary supernatural and author of The Bloody Chamber, her acclaimed …
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Circus of the Scars

by Jan T. Gregor

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Freak Show Cover
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Freak Show

by Robert Bogdan

From 1840 until 1940, freak shows by the hundreds crisscrossed the United States, from the smallest towns to the largest cities, exhibiting their casts of …
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Side Show Cover
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Side Show

by Howard Bone

Reminisces about life as a member of a traveling carnival troupe, about girlie shows, magic acts, pickled punks, torture acts, and the carnival in general.
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Geek Love

by Katherine Dunn

National Book Award Finalist • Here is the unforgettable story of the Binewskis, a circus-geek family whose matriarch and patriarch have bred their own exhibit …
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Something Wicked This Way Comes Cover
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Something Wicked This Way Comes

by Ray Bradbury

Two boys are caught in the sweep of evil.
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