Edward Mordrake
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 — that is to say, his natural face — was that of an Antinous. But upon the back of his head was another face, that of a beautiful girl, ‘lovely as a dream, hideous as a devil.’ The female face was a mere mask, ‘occupying only a small portion of the posterior part of the skull, yet exhibiting every sign of intelligence, of a malignant sort, however.’ It would be been seen to smile and sneer while Mordake was weeping.”
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Story of Edward Mordrake
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Edward Mordrake and his demon twin
Even if you don’t believe in spirits and demons, there is very much about Mordrake’s story that is plausible. People can be born with a second face, a condition known as diprosopus, or cranio-facial duplication, and the human brain is a source for all sorts of terrors.
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