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