When he died, he was so forgotten that he didn’t even get a tombstone.

Freaksis a celebrated classic, butit’s not one without controversydue to how it portrays and exploits its cast.

It even includedthe famousFreakschant of Gabba Gabba We Accept You!

Schlitzie, as shown in the movie Freaks, sits smiling and holding a beer glass in front of the movie’s poster.

Image by Nimesh Niyomal

Bela Lugosi’s star turn can still keep even children of the night from an easy sleep.

No one knew exactly how old he was.

He could have been 70, or in his mid-80s.

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Image via Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Schlitzie now as a tombstone to mark where he rests.

Horror fans couldn’t help but look at Schlitzie and think, “We accept you!

One of us!”

Schlitzie with his hand on his face in ‘Freaks’

Image via Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Freaksis available to watch on Tubi.

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