Scary Clowns

[Cockney Mackem]

Clowns these days seem to be more often associated with creepy horror than with wholesome children's entertainment. Were they ever considered not creepy or is it only since things like Poltergeist and Stephen King's IT became popular?

Serial John Wayne Gacy dressing up as a clown and working as a children's entertainer can't have helped either.

 

[Space Hopper]

To the people who don't take the fear of clowns seriously...

Coulrophobia is no laughing matter.

 

[Lukas73]

they've always been a bit creepy to me.
Can't remember the last time I saw one in real life, Moyes apart.

 

[ErichZann]

I'd say they were always creepy especially when you see old photos of people dressed as clowns.....but Pennywise made people realise how creepy there actually are.

 

[Sam Handwich]

It all started going downhill for clowns with Krusty

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[Cox Green Fc]

I'd say they were always creepy especially when you see old photos of people dressed as clowns.....but Pennywise made people realise how creepy there actually are.

They're not creepy one bit

 

[PeteFTM]

They're not creepy one bit

Look at you, Mr. Tough guy

 

[king of the road]

Clowns these days seem to be more often associated with creepy horror than with wholesome children's entertainment. Were they ever considered not creepy or is it only since things like Poltergeist and Stephen King's IT became popular?

Serial John Wayne Gacy dressing up as a clown and working as a children's entertainer can't have helped either.

I thought from the thread title you were taking another shot @Apache Inbound

 

[Cockney Mackem]

I'd say they were always creepy especially when you see old photos of people dressed as clowns.....but Pennywise made people realise how creepy there actually are.

Did HP Lovecraft write anything that involved clowns?

 

[Arkle]

It all started going downhill for clowns with Krusty

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It's not so much the clowns who are scary there as the bald men.

 

[Iballistic George]

They're not creepy one bit

If you've seen escobar on escobar TV show the clown at his 6th bday party is as creepy as owt.

 

[ajthemackem]

Did HP Lovecraft write anything that involved clowns?

Whey, IT is essentially a Lovecraftian cosmic horror.

 

[look out piano]

Never seen a nice one yet, they're all creepy as fuck hiding behind fake smiles.
Hate clowns, was watching Frasier this morning and he dressed as one and ended up giving Marty a chest clutcher...case closed, they suck !!!

 

[ErichZann]

Did HP Lovecraft write anything that involved clowns?

Not that I recall marra

 

[EchoMan]

It's not so much the clowns who are scary there as the bald men.

Fuck right off hairy. Nowt wrong with a baldy heed. You’re suffering from peladophobia

 

[pinewaves1868]

They're not creepy one bit

Winston’s children’s entertainer in The Martins sets the standard for me like.

 

[Cockney Mackem]

Fuck right off hairy. Nowt wrong with a baldy heed. You’re suffering from peladophobia

Fear of small foot-powered boats that you use on holiday?

Only when these fellas are using them

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[becs]

Too easy to get sued these days

Inside a Clown's Insurance Policy

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[Cockney Mackem]

Too easy to get sued these days

Inside a Clown's Insurance Policy

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www.mentalfloss.com

wonder what that trampy genius is up to?

 

[EchoMan]

Fear of small foot-powered boats that you use on holiday?

Only when these fellas are using them

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That’s pedalophobia you’re thinking of not peladophobia. Maybe you’re suffering from dyslexiphobia.