![]() In a lot of ways, reading this reminds me of the old “Murder Can Be Fun” fanzine, which always seemed just a bit smarter than its subject matter as well. ![]() Drimmer appears to be a tad more erudite than the average carnival barker. Of course, freak shows have claimed for generations to be “educational as well as entertaining,” but Mr. ![]() Yet, the author, Frederick Drimmer, just seems to be a bit ahead of them at every step, and actually seems to want to infuse his work with a little bit more class. ![]() In general, this book is what it appears to be, a highly exploitive array of stories about dead bodies and freaks (the dead bodies of freaks), written to titillate a semi-literate audience who today would probably get their jollies on the so-called “History” channel. ![]()
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