Pretty is power. Ugly is unbearable. That's the underlying message in "Freaks," early-Hollywood horror maestro Tod Browning's resounding thriller of manipulation and sadism amid a traveling carnival.

CHICK LICKS: If you still haven't experienced the lo-fi charms of the Vivian Girls-- even after they landed on New York Magazine's New List, much to the haughty chuckles of music snobs who'd been ...

Tod Browning’s Freaks, a bizarre glimpse into the world of the sideshow, has been the ultimate cult movie for more than seventy years. Talk about impeccable outlaw credentials: At a San Diego preview, ...