Dr. Melton's Palace of Wonders

05/04/2020

Hiya everyone!! We're back after a ~2 year break. Let's get freaky! 🤡

05/04/2020

If you've never tuned in to Ballycast, you're missing out. With 140 episodes, it'll keep you busy learning about the sideshow and variety arts during the coronavirus lockdown.

https://ballycast.com/?p=4298&fbclid=IwAR23CZG2tOh7CQAevr3Ws5hcTw6A-_-TTHNuMM7VjPQdmKc7fDuWbb-lGf4

05/04/2020

More common than you think.

From Naomi Dijkema: "We got a call of a cat that couldn't give birth. One kitten was already born but the other couldn't pass. We noticed the head was already half out but soon discovered why it wouldn't budge. The kitten had two faces and the other face got stuck in the pelvis. (The kitten had already died in the uterus)."

07/12/2018

We’re sorry to hear of your passing.

01/10/2018

It's a day just for you, Weirdos. Enjoy and do something nice for yourself. Stay peculiar!!

[Every January 10th] Peculiar People Day is here to celebrate the leaders of the strange and unusual, those who refuse to succumb to the world’s idea of what is...

06/27/2017

Big Jake the lobster can be seen at Palace of Wonders.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/us/lobster-boston-airport.html

05/20/2017

How much for that box of shrunken heads?

The Shuar are the second largest and one of the most studied Ecuadorian Amazonian groups. They have a long history of survival and defense against outsiders,...

03/26/2017

Want, want, want.

Some of the heads are labels and some of the bodies are labeled. Most heads appear with their correct body but I can't say that for all of them. Many of their hands, feet, bodies, and faces show wear, broken or missing parts and signs of age - I have tried to take and add as many photos as possible....

03/24/2017

Makin' art out of bruised roller derby butts.

What do you think of these portraits? Do you find them empowering or not?

12/23/2016

Cheers! Have a happy holiday!!

11/20/2016

From our collection. By Mark Frierson.

09/05/2016

World record holder lobster. 44.4 lbs, 3.5 feel long. Caught in 1977 off Nova Scotia.