100 Years of Horror: Mutants

In the 19th century, malformed or deformed people were the object of morbid curiosity in traveling sideshows and circuses. In the 20th century they became fodder for Hollywood horror movies. Part of the 13-episode 100 Years of Horror series directed by Ted Newsom and hosted by horror movie star Christopher Lee reviews the many "mutant" and "freak" characters that have suffered on the silver screen from the earliest days of moviemaking. (allmovie.com)