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It all began with the birth of William Stiles in 1805. A rare genetic defect, called ectrodactyly, caused the boys’ fingers and toes to become fused together to form ‘claw-like extremities’. This condition would persist across generations of the Stiles family, who would learn to capitalize on their misfortune by joining the circus, profiting off popular freakshows. Their success and reputation continued to grow into the mid 1900’s, that is until Grady Stiles (or Lobster Boy) would single handedly tarnish the Stiles Family reputation, leaving him with a bullet in his head.