Back in the day, there was an urban myth that Charles G. Finney’s The Circus of Dr Lao was actually written by Ray Bradbury under a pseudonym. This is, of course, nonsense; for one thing, Bradbury was only 15 years old when the book was first published in 1935. For another, Charles G. Finney was an established novelist and newspaper columnist and although much of his work might have faded into obscurity, The Circus of Dr Lao continues to have a cult following, due in no small part to the much-loved (but only loosely adapted) 1964 film version The 7 Faces of Dr Lao. The … Continue reading ‘The Circus of Dr. Lao’ by Charles G. Finney