The Freak Show (anthology)

The Freak Show is an anthology of fantasy and horror short works edited by Peter Haining. It was first published in hardcover by Rapp & Whiting in March 1970. The first paperback edition was issued by Corgi in March 1971, and a second hardcover edition by Thomas Nelson in 1972. It has also been translated into German.[1]

The Freak Show

Cover of first edition
Author	edited by Peter Haining
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy, horror
Publisher	Rapp & Whiting
Publication date	1970
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	256 pp.
ISBN	0-85391-146-0

The book collects twenty novelettes and short stories by various authors, together with an introduction by the editor.

Contents

• "Introduction: The Truth About the Bearded Lady" (Peter Haining)
• "The Magician" (Daniel Defoe)
• "Hop-Frog" (Edgar Allan Poe)
• "Spurs" (Tod Robbins)
• "The Ampoi Giant" (Clark Ashton Smith)
• "The Dwarf" (Ray Bradbury)
• "The Gnarly Man" (L. Sprague de Camp)
• "The Gay Deceiver" (Mildred Clingerman)
• "The Rabbit Prince" (Davis Grubb)
• "Beidenbauer's Flea" (Stanley Ellin)
• "The Power of the Puppets" (Fritz Leiber)
• "The Rising Man" (Joseph Payne Brennan)
• "Jizzle" (John Wyndham)
• "Carousel" (August Derleth)
• "Heads You Win ..." (Esther Carlson)
• "Girl from Mars" (Robert Bloch)
• "At Last, the True Story of Frankenstein" (Harry Harrison)
• "Mutants for Sale" (Eric Frank Russell)
• "Horrer Howce" (Margaret St. Clair)
• "Big Sam Was My Friend" (Harlan Ellison)
• "After the Fair" (Dylan Thomas)

Notes

1. The Freak Show title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database