Zamora the Torture King

Zamora the Torture King

Zamora the Torture King is the stage name of Tim Cridland, an American sideshow performer.

Zamora was an original member of the Jim Rose Circus where he performed painful feats as entertainment. His stunts include fire eating, sword swallowing, body skewering and electrocution. Zamora co-authored (with Jan Gregor) "Circus of the Scars", a history of the Jim Rose Circus.

Zamora was also a founding member of The Lollapalooza Sideshow and has been featured on Ripley's Believe It or Not! and 48 Hours.

As of 2006, he is performing regularly at the Greek Isles Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

External links

* [http://www.mindandmatter.net/ Official home page]
* [http://abcnews.go.com/Health/PainManagement/story?id=2722954&page=1/ ABC News article about Zamora and Pain Management]


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