Wow..this is scary..

[sweggeh]

Wtf..The face could laugh and cry? It spoke to him at night?

[fiddy]

The story has been disputed in the past and was likely at least enriched with fictional elements

doubt it, he committed a suicide doe

[sweggeh]

There was a book called Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine that had some information about this:

[QUOTE]"One of the weirdest as well as most melancholy stories of human deformity is that of Edward Mordake, said to have been heir to one of the noblest peerages in England. He never claimed the title, however, and committed suicide in his twenty-third year. He lived in complete seclusion, refusing the visits even of the members of his own family. He was a young man of fine attainments, a profound scholar, and a musician of rare ability. His figure was remarkable for its grace, and his face

[bergs14]

"A US thriller film named Edward Mordrake , and based on the story , is scheduled for a 24 October 2014 release"

[rezznor]

American Horror Story: Freak Show Halloween special has something scary in store for fans.

Executive producer Ryan Murphy teased an urban myth in the two-episode Halloween special, "Edward Mordrake Parts I and II."

Murphy told Entertainment Weekly that the next episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show will delve into the legend of Edward Mordrake, a two-faced man who may or may not have existed during the 19th century.

He said, "Well in American Horror Story what we like to do is tackle horror myths and Edward Mordrake is an amazing myth. There are some people who say its real and there are photos online that purport to be autopsy photos and there are other people who say it's not. It's exploring the story of the Victorian era madman who reportedly was born with another face on the back of his head that would whisper and force the good part of him to do horrible, evil things. There was a period based on our research that involved a freak show so that's part of the myth."

Wes Bentley will be essaying the role of Edward Mordrake in the FX show.

Bentley will appear in the show's two-part Halloween episode as Eddie, a dark tormentor from Kathy Bates' past who is hell-bent on revenge.

Previously, while speaking to Hollywood reporter Ryan Murphy talked more about Edward Moedrake's mythical character.

Murphy said the annual two-parter is based on the legend of Edward Mordrake and how carnival "freaks" would take Halloween off because they believed their music would summon Mordrake to collect one of them and take them to hell.

"We took that myth and ran with it

[sweggeh]

I believe it, because there have been cases of similar stuff happening to animals and shit. I dont believe it was talking to him, maybe he had schizophrenia that came about because he felt so disgusted at being such a freak.

[SugarHill]

What if when he was smashing, the head played hype man and shit? Sometimes the extra head would say lines from Mortal Kombat or Counter Strike or mix it up and do Diddy ad libs.