Pop culture trope and horror staple
"Fear of clowns" redirects here. For the 2004 horror film, see
Fear of Clowns
.
A group of people in evil clown costumes at a
PDC 2008
party at
Universal Studios
The
evil clown
, or
creepy clown
, also known as the
killer clown
if their character revolves around
murder
, is a subversion of the traditional comic
clown
character, in which the playful trope is instead depicted in a more disturbing nature through the use of
horror
elements and
dark humor
. The modern archetype of the evil clown was popularized by the
DC Comics
supervillain
Joker
starting in 1940, and again by
Pennywise
in
Stephen King
's
It
. The character can be seen as playing on the sense of unease felt by sufferers of
coulrophobia
, the
fear
of clowns.
Origins
[
edit
]
Enrico Caruso
as the murderous Canio in
Pagliacci
The modern archetype of the evil clown has unclear origins; the stock character appeared infrequently during the 19th century, in such works as
Edgar Allan Poe
's "
Hop-Frog
",
[1]
which is believed by Jack Morgan, of the
University of Missouri-Rolla
, to draw upon an
earlier incident
"at a masquerade ball", in the 14th century, during which "the King and his frivolous party, costumed?in highly flammable materials?as simian creatures, were ignited by a flambeau and incinerated, the King narrowly escaping in the actual case."
[2]
Evil clowns also occupied a small niche in drama, appearing in the 1874 work
La femme de Tabarin
by Catulle Mendes and in
Ruggero Leoncavallo
's
Pagliacci
(accused of being a plagiarism of Mendes' piece), both works featuring murderous clowns as central characters.
[3]
[4]
American
serial killer
and
rapist
John Wayne Gacy
became known as the
Killer Clown
when arrested in 1978, after it was discovered he had performed as Pogo the Clown at children's parties and other events; however, Gacy did not actually commit his crimes while wearing his clown costume.
[5]
During the 1980s, the
National Lampoon
published a series of mock comic books in the pages of the magazine, entitled "Evil Clown", which featured a malevolent character named
Frenchy the Clown
.
Evil clown themes were occasionally found in popular music.
Zal Cleminson
, guitarist with the English rock band
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
, wore black and white clown-style makeup and colorful clothes while on stage during the band's 1970s heyday, while his "happy-sad-happy" demeanor helped give their performances an edge of menace.
[6]
The evil clown archetype plays strongly off the sense of dislike it caused to inherent elements of coulrophobia; however, it has been suggested by Joseph Durwin
[7]
that the concept of evil clowns has an independent position in popular culture, arguing that "the concept of evil clowns and the widespread hostility it induces is a cultural phenomenon which transcends just the phobia alone". A study by the
University of Sheffield
concluded "that clowns are universally disliked by children. Some found them quite frightening and unknowable."
[8]
[9]
This may be because of the nature of clowns' makeup hiding their faces, making them potential threats in disguise; as a psychology professor at
California State University, Northridge
stated, young children are "very reactive to a familiar body type with an unfamiliar face".
[10]
This natural dislike of clowns makes them effective in a literary or fictional context, as the antagonistic threat perceived in clowns is desirable in a villainous character.
Researcher
Ben Radford
, who published
Bad Clowns
[11]
in 2016 and is regarded as an expert on the phenomenon,
[12]
writes that looking throughout history clowns are seen as tricksters, fools, and more; however, they always are in control, speak their minds, and can get away with doing so. When writing the book
Bad Clowns
, Radford found that professional clowns are not generally fond of the bad-clown (or evil-clown) persona. They see them as "the rotten apple in the barrel, whose ugly sight and smell casts suspicion on the rest of them," and do not wish to encourage or propagate coulrophobia. Yet, as Radford discovered, bad clowns have existed throughout history:
Harlequin
, the King's fool, and Mr. Punch. Radford argues that bad clowns have the "ability to change with the times" and that modern bad clowns have evolved into Internet trolls. They may not wear clown costume but, nevertheless, engage with people for their own amusement, abuse, tease and speak what they think of as the "truth" much like the court jester and "dip clowns" do using "human foibles" against their victims. Radford states that, although bad clowns permeate the media in movies, TV, music, comics, and more, the "good clowns" outnumber the bad ones. Research shows that most people do not fear clowns but actually love them and that bad clowns are "the exception, not the rule."
[11]
Interpretations
[
edit
]
"Evil clown" makeup and costume
The concept of the evil clown is related to the irrational fear of clowns, known as
coulrophobia
, a
neologism
coined in the context of informal "
-phobia
lists
".
[13]
The cultural critic
Mark Dery
has theorized the
postmodern
archetype
of the evil clown in "Cotton Candy Autopsy: Deconstructing Psycho-Killer Clowns" (a chapter in his cultural critique
The Pyrotechnic Insanitarium: American Culture on the Brink
).
[14]
Tracking the image of the demented or deviant clown across
popular culture
, Dery analyzes the "Pogo the Clown" persona of the
serial killer
John Wayne Gacy
; the obscene clowns of the neo-
situationist
Cacophony Society
; the
Joker
(of
Batman
fame); the grotesque art of R.K. Sloane; the sick-funny
Bobcat Goldthwait
comedy
Shakes the Clown
;
Scooby-Doo
'
s Ghost Clown from the episode "Bedlam in the Big Top"; Horny the Clown in the 2007 horror-comedy movie
Drive-Thru
, and Pennywise from
Stephen King
's
It
.
Using
Mikhail Bakhtin
's theory of the carnivalesque,
Jungian
and historical writings on the images of the fool in myth and history, and ruminations on the mingling of ecstasy and dread in the
Information Age
, Dery asserts the evil clown is an icon of our times. Clowns are often depicted as murderous
psychopaths
at many American
haunted houses
.
Wolfgang M. Zucker points out the similarities between a clown's appearance and the cultural depictions of demons and other infernal creatures, noting "[the clown's] chalk-white face in which the eyes almost disappear, while the mouth is enlarged to a ghoulish bigness, looks like the mask of death".
[15]
According to psychology professor Joseph Durwin at
California State University, Northridge
, young children are "very reactive to a familiar body type with an unfamiliar face".
[10]
Researchers who have studied the phobia believe there is some correlation to the
uncanny valley
effect.
[16]
Additionally, clown behavior is often "transgressive" (
anti-social behavior
) which can create feelings of unease.
[17]
A 2022 survey of 987 adults from 64 countries found that 54% of respondents reported experiencing some degree of coulrophobia.
[18]
Urban legends and incidents
[
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]
The clown sightings
[
edit
]
The related
urban legend
of evil clown sightings in real life is known as "phantom clowns".
[19]
First reported in 1981 in
Brookline, Massachusetts
, children said that men dressed up as clowns had attempted to lure them into a van.
[20]
The panic spread throughout the US in the
Midwest
and
Northeast
. It resurfaced in 1985 in
Phoenix, Arizona
; in 1991 in
West Orange, New Jersey
;
[21]
in 1990 in
Brazil
, through a story reported by the Brazilian
tabloid
Noticias Populares
;
[22]
and 1995 in
Honduras
. Later sightings included Chicago in Illinois in 2008.
[20]
Explanations for the phenomenon have ranged from
Stephen King
's
It
and the crimes of serial killer
John Wayne Gacy
,
[19]
to a
moral panic
influenced by contemporaneous fears of
Satanic ritual abuse
.
[20]
It also shows similarities to the story of the
Pied Piper of Hamelin
.
[21]
In most cases the reports were made by children, and no adults or police officers were able to confirm the sightings.
[20]
In 2013, a character who became known as "the
Northampton
Clown" was repeatedly sighted standing silently around the English town. The work of three local filmmakers, Alex Powell, Elliot Simpson and Luke Ubanski, the Northampton clown was similar in appearance to Pennywise from Stephen King's
It
.
[23]
Although rumors said that the clown may have a knife, the clown himself denied these rumors through social media.
[24]
In March 2014, Matteo Moroni from Perugia, Italy, owner of YouTube channel
DM Pranks
, began dressing up as a killer clown and terrifying unsuspecting passers-by, with his videos racking up hundreds of millions of views.
[25]
In 2014, further complaints of evil clown pranksters were reported in France, the United States and Germany, possibly inspired by
American Horror Story: Freak Show
.
[26]
In 2014, "the
Wasco
clown" attracted social media attention in California. Again this clown shared a similar resemblance to Pennywise, and it was revealed that the social media postings were part of a year-long photography project conducted by the artist's wife.
[27]
In
Bakersfield, California
"menacing" clowns were reported, some with weapons.
[28]
In July 2015, a "creepy" clown was seen around a local cemetery in Chicago and terrorizing anyone in the graveyard.
[29]
There was another burst of such
sightings in 2016
, including in South Carolina and New York.
[30]
[31]
Researcher
Ben Radford
writes that there have been many surges of evil clown sightings reported, Radford says it is most likely pranksters. The
urban legends
and panic can cause real danger as "face-painted pranksters and innocent bystanders may be at risk" by interaction of well-intended public or police thinking a threat exists when it does not.
[32]
Response to evil clowns in media
[
edit
]
In 2014,
Clowns of America International
responded to the depiction of Twisty on
American Horror Story
, and evil clowns in media generally. President Glenn Kohlberger said, "Hollywood makes money sensationalizing the norm. They can take any situation no matter how good or pure and turn it into a nightmare. ... We do not support in any way, shape or form any medium that sensationalizes or adds to coulrophobia or 'clown fear.
'
"
[33]
Depictions
[
edit
]
The contemporary "evil clown" archetype developed in the 1980s, notably popularized by
Stephen King
's
It
, and perhaps influenced by
John Wayne Gacy
, a serial killer dubbed the
Killer Clown
in 1978.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
is a 1988 horror comedy dedicated to the topic. The
Joker
character in the
Batman
franchise was introduced in 1940 and has developed into one of the most recognizable and iconic fictional characters in popular culture, leading
Wizard
magazine's "100 Greatest Villains of All Time" ranking in 2006.
[34]
Although
Krusty the Clown
, a cartoon character introduced 1989 in the animated sitcom
The Simpsons
, is a comical, non-scary clown, the character reveals darker aspects in his personality. In
The Simpsons
episode "
Lisa's First Word
" (1992), children's fear of clowns features in the form of a very young Bart being traumatized by an inexpertly built Krusty the Clown themed bed, repeatedly uttering the phrase "can't sleep, clown will eat me...." The phrase inspired an
Alice Cooper
song in the album
Dragontown
(2001)
[35]
and became a popular catchphrase.
[36]
Evil clowns are also mentioned in a popular song by P!nk.
[37]
The American rap duo
Insane Clown Posse
have exploited this theme since 1989 and have inspired
Twiztid
and similar acts, many on
Psychopathic Records
, to do likewise. Websites dedicated to evil clowns and the fear of clowns appeared in the late 1990s.
[38]
- The
Joker
, the nemesis of
Batman
, whose key features are chalk-white skin, emerald-green hair, ruby-red lips and (in some iterations) a perpetual smile, sometimes a permanent
sardonic grin
or a
Glasgow smile
, depending on the adaption of the character.
[39]
He is commonly depicted as a criminal mastermind, as well as a sadistic and murderous
psychopath
.
[40]
The character is also known by several nicknames, including "the Clown Prince of Crime".
[41]
[42]
- The 1982 film
Poltergeist
, directed by
Tobe Hooper
and produced by
Steven Spielberg
, along with the
2015 remake of the same name
directed by
Gil Kenan
, feature a possessed clown doll.
[43]
[44]
[45]
- Pennywise the Dancing Clown
, the main antagonist in
Stephen King
's 1986 horror novel
It
and its adaptations. Pennywise was portrayed in the
1990 television miniseries version
by
Tim Curry
and by
Bill Skarsgard
in the
2017 film adaptation
and its
2019 sequel
.
[46]
[47]
[48]
[49]
- The 1988 film
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
, directed by
the Chiodo Brothers
, features extraterrestrial evil clowns as the story's antagonists.
[50]
[51]
- The 1989 film
Clownhouse
, written and directed by
Victor Salva
, concerns brothers who are attacked in their own home by escaped mental patients dressed as clowns.
[52]
- The most famous professional wrestling depiction of an evil clown was
Doink the Clown
, a persona originated in 1992 by professional wrestler
Matt Osborne
in the
World Wrestling Federation
. Originally, the gimmick was that of a sadistic, evil clown, playing cruel tricks on fans and wrestlers to amuse himself and put them off guard; to help gain heat for the character, he was placed in a storyline feud with
Crush
, wherein Doink, after faking an injury, sneak-attacked Crush with a loaded prosthetic arm.
[53]
The evil clown gimmick would be dropped later in 1993 as he turned face.
- Violator
, a supervillain demon appearing in the
Spawn
comic books published by
Image Comics
, is commonly depicted in the form of "Clown", a balding, overweight man with blue facepaint.
[54]
- Sweet Tooth
, a character in the
Twisted Metal
video game series.
[55]
Sweet Tooth the Clown from
Twisted Metal
(2012) is a man wearing a psychotic clown mask with a flaming head and carrying a large machete. He drives a weaponised ice-cream van with the same clown face on the roof.
- Jack the Clown, an icon of the
Halloween Horror Nights
event celebrated at
Universal Studios Florida
,
Universal Studios Hollywood
,
Universal Studios Singapore
, and
Universal Studios Japan
.
[56]
[57]
[58]
- The 2009
BBC
comedy programme
Psychoville
features a protagonist named Mr Jelly, "[a]n embittered hook-handed clown and children's entertainer."
[59]
- The horror film series
Killjoy
features a demonic killer clown as its main antagonist.
[60]
- Captain Spaulding
, a vulgar clown and serial killer portrayed by
Sid Haig
in the 2003
Rob Zombie
film
House of 1000 Corpses
and its 2005 sequel
The Devil's Rejects
.
[61]
- In the 2012
anthology
horror film
Scary or Die
, a drug dealer is bitten by a clown at a birthday party, and he begins to transform into a cannibalistic clown himself.
[62]
- The 2012 film
Stitches
features a murderous birthday clown, portrayed by
Ross Noble
, who is resurrected from the dead in order to enact revenge upon the children who contributed to his death.
[63]
- The 2013 horror film
All Hallows' Eve
, the 2016 film
Terrifier
and its subsequent sequels feature a homicidal clown named
Art the Clown
.
[64]
- The FX horror anthology series
American Horror Story
used two instances of evil clowns: The first being Twisty the Clown from the fourth season
Freak Show
, who made a cameo appearance in
Cult
where the season's antagonist created a murderous clown cult to orchestrate his rise to political power.
[65]
- The 2014 film
Theatre of Fear
, directed by
Andrew Jones
, features a murderous clown character played by
Nathan Head
.
[66]
- The 2014 horror film
Clown
, directed by
Jon Watts
and produced by
Eli Roth
, follows a man who, upon finding and wearing a clown suit, becomes trapped in the cursed skin of an ancient
Nordic demon
known as the "Cloyne".
[67]
[68]
- The 2017 film
Behind the Sightings
was inspired by the viral clown sightings of 2016.
[69]
[70]
[71]
See also
[
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]
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'
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Oxford Dictionary of English
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kolobatheron
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