click image for the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow

As you read the following articles, you may have occasion to wonder, "Are these stories for real?"

Actually, yes they are.

Their aim is to amaze, to stun, to gross you out, to hit the exhilarating forbidden zone of the brain - and leave you screaming for more.

Now Jim Rose takes you along on tour with the circus in a hilarious, insane, outrageous odyssey of the bizarre - and gives you the whole true - life story of the men and women who put on the most incredible, unthinkable, and amazing show in the world.

And remember never try these things at home!

All stories and photos are re-printed with the permission of Jim Rose.