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John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in Norwood Park Township, near Chicago, Illinois. He became known as "the Killer Clown" due to his public performances as a clown prior to the discovery of his crimes.
The filmmakers traveled to Chicago to explore the previous clown panics that swept the city in 1991 and again in 2008, linking them to serial killer John Wayne Gacy, and the Stranger Danger panic. It was around this time in 2014 that some of the first clown sightings appeared in the U.S., including early sightings in Staten Island, New York.
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.
Clowns. Murder,” the episode airs Monday, Nov. 4, at 9/8c on ID/Investigation Discovery and streams on Max. The story is also featured in the Nov. 11 issue of People Magazine, on newsstands now.
A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married was released from prison Saturday. ... Florida’s killer clown Sheila Keen-Warren ...
The accused clown killer who investigators say fatally shot a woman in 1990 asked a series of odd questions upon her capture last year.
Frenchy the Clown – character of the national lampoon comic Evil clown comics series. Fun Gus the Laughing Clown - cursed character in the cosmic/folk horror novel, "The Cursed Earth" by D.T. Neal (Nosetouch Press, 2022). The Ghost Clown – evil hypnotist clown featured in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode titled "Bedlam in the Big Top"
Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a 1988 American science fiction comedy horror film [1] produced by the Chiodo Brothers, who also created the practical effects and makeup, with Stephen directing from a script he co-wrote with Charles; it is the only film written or directed by any of the Chiodos.