12 Controversial Horror Movies That Shocked The World
10. Freaks
One of the silent eras great horror treasures, Freaks was basically a circus freak-show captured on film. Even after 80 years, the film is still called one of the most macabre and fascinating films ever made, with actual deformed carnival people cast in the main roles, and the films unflinching emphasis upon humanising the freaks as the good guys whilst antagonising the normal people. As this was released in 1932, the public werent exactly on board for circus freaks portraying the good guys. Worse was the publics outrage that actual deformed people were being shown before their very eyes on the big screen. Even after some cuts and changes in an attempt to salvage the film, Freaks was clouded with enough negative press and controversy for all movie-goers to shy away. The film eventually got the final laugh as it has been entered into the National Film Registry to be preserved forever.
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