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<p>Join us as we delve into the lineage and legacy of Tod Browning&#8217;s pre-code horror classic. From the morality police to representation of disability to community building through murder, we discuss why <i>Freaks</i> remains a unique and unrepeatable entry in the horror canon.</p>
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<div><em>Freaks</em>. Dir. Tod Browning, 1932. </div>
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<div><a href="http://archive.org/details/Spurs_by_Tod_Robbins" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://archive.org/details/Spurs_by_Tod_Robbins&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1740586511104000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2WVzOaE4EKN8QQMWQo790Q">Spurs</a>. Tod Robbins short story on which <em>Freaks</em> is based. </div>
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<div><a href="http://theestablishment.co/whats-so-scary-about-disability/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="http://www.google.com/url?q=https://theestablishment.co/whats-so-scary-about-disability/index.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1740586511104000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2GBd7Wik6VKC28tGt7q_1b">What&#8217;s so Scary about Disability?</a> Laura Elliott&#8217;s piece on the legacy of fearing some bodies. </div>
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<div><a href="http://chbooks.com/Books/D/Disfigured" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://chbooks.com/Books/D/Disfigured&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1740586511104000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2pFg_ze65en3ipB79jGmza">Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space</a>. Amanda Leduc&#8217;s exploration of how society has stigmatized disabilities for centuries. </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.codeofthefreaks.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.codeofthefreaks.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1740586511105000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3L6RUUsztQBIb2WfNg2Aiu">Code of the Freaks</a>. A 2020 documentary covering portrayals of disability in film.</div>
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<a href="http://sailhelps.org/a-brief-timeline-of-the-history-of-disabilities-the-shameful-treatment-of-people-with-disabilities/#:~:text=Middle%20Ages%20%3A%20(approx.,economic%20hardship%20and%20intellectual%20decline.&amp;text=Those%20born%20with%20disabilities%20became%20outcasts%20and%20homeless%20beggars.&amp;text=Those%20born%20with%20disabilities%20were,devil%20as%20punishment%20for%20sins." target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sailhelps.org/a-brief-timeline-of-the-history-of-disabilities-the-shameful-treatment-of-people-with-disabilities/%23:~:text%3DMiddle%2520Ages%2520%253A%2520(approx.,economic%2520hardship%2520and%2520intellectual%2520decline.%26text%3DThose%2520born%2520with%2520disabilities%2520became%2520outcasts%2520and%2520homeless%2520beggars.%26text%3DThose%2520born%2520with%2520disabilities%2520were,devil%2520as%2520punishment%2520for%2520sins.&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1740586511105000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Xno2us4xsMwvdfhzCqjEA">A Brief Timeline of the History of Disabilities: The Shameful Treatment of People with Disabilities.</a> An overview covering how perceptions of disabilities have shifted over human history. </div>
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<description>Join us as we delve into the lineage and legacy of Tod Browning&amp;#8217;s pre-code horror classic. From the morality police to representation of disability to community building through murder, we discuss why Freaks remains a unique and unrepeatable entry in the horror canon. More content over on our Patreon!   REQUIRED READING Freaks. Dir. Tod Browning, 1932.    [&amp;#8230;]</description>

Join us as we delve into the lineage and legacy of Tod Browning’s pre-code horror classic. From the morality police to representation of disability to community building through murder, we discuss why Freaks remains a unique and unrepeatable entry in t...

Join us as we delve into the lineage and legacy of Tod Browning’s pre-code horror classic. From the morality police to representation of disability to community building through murder, we discuss why Freaks remains a unique and unrepeatable entry in the horror canon. More content over on our Patreon!   REQUIRED READING Freaks. Dir. Tod Browning, 1932.    […]

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Episode 137. One of Us: Freaks (1932)

Episode 137. One of Us: Freaks (1932)

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