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Frighteningly Freakish! Mar 10, 2009
Isn't it great when a great classic film leads you to an even greater work of classic literature? I've always been a huge fan of Tod Browning's Freaks, but had never been aware of the background surrounding the story until recently. I tracked down a copy as soon as possible, and was delighted to find it three times as horrific and twisted! There is just something about misshapen freaks on a murderous rampage that tickles me pink. You won't find a better book written these days!
Looking for a twisted tale Feb 17, 2009
In spite of its 1920's publishing date, this book reads like a modern pulp story. I was really surprised how vicious it was.
Great book Feb 11, 2009
I saw this book listed on Fantastic Fiction Database website and gave it a try. Fast paced and lively, it had me guessing what was going to happen at every page turn. Turly Robbins was the master of strange mysteries at the turn of the last century.
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A rediscovered "blood-red" gem Nov 14, 2008
This is one of the most interesting and enthralling bizarre crime tales I ever had the pleasure of reading. For two days in my spare time I was glued to its pages and when it came to an end it was if I had made the acquaintance of three jackals in human form. Many people in the early part of the 20th Century have been gripped by Mr. Robbins' "(im)morality plays", such as SPURS, the short story that inspired the film FREAKS, and hopefully with this reprinting of his most famous novel, he will gather a new generation mystery and crime readers.
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Step right up.... Nov 14, 2008
THE UNHOLY THREE is simply one of the best piece of weird fiction ever written. So macabre are Robbins' plot and characters (three carnival misfits seek revenge on mankind by forming a murder and theft ring) that they inspired Todd Browning and Lon Chaney to film this book as a movie, not once, but twice. Pick it up if you are in the mood for something strange and twisted.
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