Drew Friedman created this terrifying and terrific portrait of Schlitzie, the Pin Head for a private collector. We accept you! Gooble gobble! We accept you!
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Oh MAN... I'd buy that shirt in a heart beat. Also...
IT'S A TRAP!!
I know I'll be roundly boo'd for this, but dang, that's creepy.
Reminds me of Ronaldo.
God that's incredible!
One of us! One of us! (The most unexpectedly frightening movie I've ever seen)
We are indeed having fun yet.
The revenge scene is awesome, Johny Eck & the Human Worm send shivers down my spine.
I'm sorry, I'm going to hell.
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Rick Hoffman fyi
Here's Schlitzie in Freaks, for those of you who don't know who this is.
This is a wonderful portrait, with real dignity and humanity. Kudos to Drew Friedman!
I'm especially captivated by the hand, from the way-too-tiny thumb, to the scaling on the fingers, to the complete anatomical distortion of the lower fingers.
That looks like George Formby "Turned out nice again".
his head is going to give me night mares ahhhh