Pennywise, Art the Clown, and John Wayne Gacy. What do all three of them have in common? They're creepy clowns. Clowns are figure that are meant to bring joy, but many trigger the uncanny valley feeling and instead creep us out. Throughout the last 50 years, multiple times bizarre encounters with clowns have been reported throughout the United States. Join Sage and Frank as the discuss the Creepy Clown Craze.
Trigger Warnings:
Clowns
Brief mentions of murder, sexual assault, near kidnappings of children
Resources:
This Is Why We’re Afraid of Clowns
Art and Pantomime - Britannica
Coulrophobia (Fear of Clowns) - Cleveland Clinic
Why are we scared of clowns? - BBC
Creepy clown trend dates back to ’80s, but this time it’s different
Everything You Need to Know About the ‘Clown Attack’ Craze
The Wave of Evil Clown Sightings Is Nothing to Worry About. It Happens Every Few Years!
‘killer Clowns’: Inside The Terrifying Hoax Sweeping America - Rolling Stone
The Clown Scare of 1981 That Terrified Boston
In 1981, Clowns Allegedly Appeared Across Boston, Similar to Current Clown Panic
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