Freaked Out Horror Clown Psychotherapy

Did you know that there is an actual term for the fear of a horror clown or any clown for that matter, even the "nice" ones? It's called Coulrophobia defined as an irrational fear of clowns! HHNPartyPlanner doesn't believe it's irrational at all. The clown that doesn't talk is the one that freaks us out. It makes you just want to wrap your hands around the clown's throat and force him to talk! You can only wonder what the clown is thinking?!? What's behind the smile of a horror clown that doesn't talk? Some planned evil? Is he smiling because he took a crap in your car seat or maybe killed your sister?

We know a guy we used to work with and he and his brother got smashed at this festival and actually attacked this clown because they have this Coulrophobia. They are really bothered by them. They started getting physical with this clown; beat on him a little, and ran like hell. True story.

Sicko Gacy	POGO

The clown industry doesn't deserve this, but consider this: Chicago serial murderer John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted of 33 murders and put to death about twelve years ago, also posed as the clown "Pogo", visiting sick children in hospitals around Chicago. Every kid in the Midwest knows that story. No wonder clowns get a bad rap.

Robbie And Toy

Now, the horror movie industry picked up on this phobia and are creating movies that play off this fear. Horror Stew's favorite scary horror clown is the Poltergeist(1982) clown that attacks the son, Robbie, under the bed! Doesn't do much for the love of clowns does it?

Pennywise	OH!

How about that horror clown "Pennywise" from the Stephen King thriller "IT"? The thing lived in the sewers and portrayed itself as a clown to the kids in that book and movie. Nice.

Captain Spaulding	Love that hat

A very popular clown is "Captain Spaulding" of House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects! He's the proprietor and tour guide of the Museum of Monsters and Madmen and has a murder ride that's famous. What a sicko!

Killer Klown

Then there's the movie, Killer Klowns From Outer Space! These clowns are aliens that scare the crap out of people in this town.

Run kid!	Horrible!

We know there's many more movies out there with clowns in them. We also feel that there are tons of people with scary clown experiences that need to be brought out into the open! Horror Stew wants to address these deep seated issues by possibly starting a forum with horror clown phobia being a definite category as well as horror movies, books, or any horror related things. We'll be looking for some cool moderators that are horror savvy and fun. We will also be having some contests, with fun prizes! Anyway, we are getting juiced up about the possibilities!

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