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A group of people in evil clown costumes at a PDC 2008 party at Universal Studios. The evil clown, also known as the creepy clown, scary clown or killer clown (if their character revolves around murder), is a subversion of the traditional comic clown character, in which the playful trope is instead depicted in a more disturbing nature through the use of horror elements and dark humor.
Yes, it's true: The fear of clowns is so strong that there's even a phobia called coulrophobia — an extreme or irrational fear of clowns or clown images, signs of which can appear in children as ...
The modern archetype of the evil clown was popularized by DC Comics character the Joker starting in 1940 and again by Pennywise in Stephen King's novel It, which introduced the fear of an evil clown to a modern audience. In the novel, the eponymous character is a pan-dimensional monster which feeds mainly on children by luring them in the form ...
The 2016 clown sightings were reports of people disguised as evil clowns in incongruous settings, such as near forests and schools. The incidents were reported in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and subsequently in other countries and territories starting during August 2016.
The clowns there, contributed by donors worldwide, are not for sale. "When we came here, there were 800 or 850 clowns," Mehar said. "Right now, we have close to 6,000."
Although the slimy, bone-chilling Alien may strike fear into viewers, Ripley reminds them, actually, the Aliens should be afraid of her. Hulton Archive - Getty Images Annie Wilkes from Misery
Fictional villains that are evil clowns. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. F. Horror films about clowns (1 C, 69 P) H.
Whether they were inspired by 'American Horror Story's' new Twisty the Clown character or just coincidentally emerged at a time when our collective fear of killer clowns are at an all-time high ...