Tag: Coulrophobia

Killers Klowns from Outer Space a Cotton-Candy Cult Horror Classic

May 27, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Years before the ‘Killer Clown‘ moral panic from Fall 2016 and Twisty the Clown from Season 4 of American Horror Story, there was Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Author Stephen King popularized the ‘evil clown’ in mainstream circles with Pennywise from his novel, It. Of course the idea of killer clowns has a long history going […]

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Send in the Clowns: Terrifier Is a Cut Above Your Typical Slasher

September 2, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

Apparently quite a few people are afraid of clowns. In fact, there’s even a term for it – coulrophobia. Years before Bill Skarsgard scared up big box office receipts as Stephen King’s Pennywise the Clown, Tim Curry donned the greasepaint for the first attempt at It. American Horror Story gave us Twisty the Clown. Even […]

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