An interesting urban legend was popular in the 19th century. It is interesting, first of all, from a medical point of view. The legend of Edward Mordak reached its maximum flowering and illumination on December 8, 1895, when the Boston Post published the article "The Wonders of Modern Science." In this article, for lack of more significant scientific news and in pursuit of a sensation, the newspaper detailed the creatures like the Lincoln Fish Woman and the Crab Man. The selection of freaks also includes a certain Edward with his devilish twin. A scholarly article was considered because the journalist told the story, relying on a more than authoritative source - the archive of the Royal Society of Science.
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Perhaps the most eerie case is the story from Colorado Springs in 2008. When removing a brain tumor from a newborn, 2 forming feet and a hand were isolated in the removed material.
For any, even your most creepy fantasy, urban legend or film plot, nature had the answer long before you invented or saw it. From fibrodysplasia to sleeping sickness, from parasitic rishta, to genetic mutations and pathologies of embryonic development. Each of our nightmares has a place to be.
Yours, SV.