後來人們對於這位後腦杓長臉的男子Edward Mordake樣貌的認知,在他死後很久才重現在逼真的蠟像上。
Edward Mordake是一位英國有名望貴族的繼承人,相貌英俊,極具個人魅力及學識涵養,他同時是一名學者身兼音樂家,
人生中一切都那麼完美…除了後腦杓的那張臉。有些傳聞說他背後的臉丑惡且嚇人,也有美麗少女的臉之說。
Edward Mordrake (2014) - IMDb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3283412/
Tom Waits
用他滄桑
且帶有感嘆意味的嗓音
哀傷的描述
一位後腦杓
擁有另一張臉的英國男士
Edward Mordake的一生
在當時醫學不發達的英國社會
「寄生雙胞胎」的案例少之又少
Tom Waits - Poor Edward
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGci5Tlur9o
Did you hear the news about Edward?
你聽說過愛德華的故事嗎?
On the back of his head he had another face
在他後腦勺還有另一張臉
Was it a woman s face or a young girl?
那是女人還是少女的臉孔?
They said to remove it would kill him
他們說除掉她會要了愛德華的小命
So poor Edward was doomed
可憐的愛德華命中注定與之共處
The face could laugh and cry
那張臉會笑會哭
It was his devil twin
那是他的邪惡雙胞胎
And at night she spoke to him
在夜晚裡她會對愛德華說話
Things heard only in hell
說著只在地獄聽得到的事情
But they were impossible to separate
但他倆不可能分離
Chained together for life
一輩子緊緊相繫
Finally the bell tolled his doom
終於他的厄運鐘聲響起
He took a suite of rooms
他進了旅館套房
And hung himself and her from the balcony irons
將他自己和她一起吊死在陽台鐵桿上
Some still believe he was freed from her
有些人相信愛德華終於從她身邊解脫
But I knew her too well
但我太清楚了
I say she drove him to suicide
是她逼得愛德華自殺
And took poor Edward to hell
帶著可憐的愛德華前往地獄
Edward Mordake的生平在民間流傳,或許細節並不盡然是事實,流傳超過1世紀之後的故事已經成了今天的都市傳說。
依現今科學推論,後腦杓的「邪惡雙胞胎」是寄生雙胞胎的案例,醫學史上曾紀錄過好幾起。
Edward Mordake生活在19世紀,可以猜想他的痛苦與孤獨,如果生來就是畸形,是不是注定要過個悲劇人生?