Edward Mordrake

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Edward Mordrake (sometimes written Edward Mordake) is claimed to be a 19th Century heir to one of the peerages in England who had a female face on the back of his head. According to the story, the extra face could neither eat nor speak, but it could laugh and cry. Edward begged doctors to have his 'devil twin' removed, because, supposedly, it whispered horrible things to him at night. but no doctor would attempt it. He committed suicide at the age of 23. The description of Edward Mordrake's condition is somewhat similar to those of Chang Tzu Ping and Pasqual Pinon.

Both Mordrake and Piñon are featured as the 2 Very Special Cases on a list of 10 People With Extra Limbs or Digits in The Book of Lists edition of 1977.

Tom Waits has a song about Edward Mordrake titled "Poor Edward".

Erling Wold has written an opera entitled "Mordake", which premiers in San Francisco in May, 2008.