Edward Mordake (sometimes spelled Mordrake) is the apocryphal subject of an urban legend who was born in the 19th century as the heir to an English peerage with a face at the back of his head. [1] According to legend, the face could whisper, laugh or cry.

Mar 29, 2024 · Also known as Edward Mordake, Edward Mordrake was a 19th-century Englishman born with an extra face on the back of his head — or so the legends claim. On December 8, 1895, the Boston Sunday Post published …

Jul 22, 2021 · The extraordinary case of Edward Mordake, who had a second, 'devilish' face on the back of his skull, first appeared in 1895 and now haunts Facebook.

“One of the weirdest as well as most melancholy stories of human deformity is that of Edward Mordake, said to have been heir to one of the noblest peerages in England. He never claimed the title, however, and committed suicide in his twenty-third year.

Oct 21, 2024 · Was Edward Mordake real? Discover the story of the man with two faces, seen by many as the Mordake hoax, in this five-minute guide.

Edward Mordake was a handsome English aristocrat born into wealth and privilege, but also with a terrible curse, according to an 1895 newspaper article published in the Boston Sunday Post.

Feb 8, 2025 · Edward Mordake is a name that has been viral on social media for quite some time now. His story often pops up on Facebook newsfeeds with the image of a man who has a creepy face at the back of his head.

Jun 5, 2024 · Edward Mordrake, often referred to as the “man with two faces,” was reportedly a 19th-century heir to an English peerage. According to legend, he had an extra face on the back of his head, which could neither eat nor speak, although it could laugh and cry.

Apr 25, 2015 · Edward Mordake (sometimes spelled Mordrake) was, so the story goes, heir to an English peerage, but this inheritance brought him no comfort because he was cursed with a terrible deformity — a second face on the back of his head. This "devil twin" possessed a kind of hateful intelligence.