Tod Browning’s 1932 film ‘Freaks’ shocked audiences with its ending

‘Freaks’ is a 1932 film set among circus performers.

An acrobat plots with her lover to poison Hans, a performer who has inherited money, but his friends discover the plan.

The film turns the idea of who is a “monster” upside down.

Its portrayal of people with disabilities and its violent ending made it controversial.