What do Alex Winter mutants, Tim Burton fever dreams, and Macho Man in a cage match have in common?

They’re all freaky detours on the strange, slimy, transformation-heavy road paved by Cirque du Freak.

WHAT YOU’LL HEAR

• Five films connected by freaks, transformations, and uncanny communities

• A genuine love–hate rant about Basket Case 2

• Spider-Man, pro wrestling, and the freak show that is Sam Raimi’s career

• The lingering trauma of a hostel room haunted by Johnny Depp’s Mad Hatter

• A conversation that begins with conjoined twins and ends with cobweb oceans

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Tags: Cirque du Freak, Freaked, Basket Case 2, Nightbreed, Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, Freak Show Movies, Cult Horror, Comic Book Adaptations