![]() The clown is an immortal evil, a hilarity terrorist (hilarrorist?). He knows that underneath their floppy shoes and fuzzy hair lies a malevolence that cannot be concevied of by mere mortals. ![]() They may pledge allegiance to the classic tenets of commedia dell'arte, but they are simply insane. ![]() And we're supposed to find this amusing? Feh. Not for nothing has the Barnum & Bailey jesters become almost a staple of horror fiction, as well as nightmares - who can forget Kramer's meeting with Crazy Joe Davola (clad as Pagliacci) in Seinfeld? What about Pennywise in Stephen King's classic IT ? Ramsey Campbell's newest horror release The Grin of the Dark ? Clive Barker's horrifying short story Dread ? What about John Wayne Gacy, full-time serial killer and part-time children's party clown? Jerry Lewis' legendary unfinished film The Day the Clown Cried, about a clown who (no kidding) entertains Jewish children on their way to the ovens? There is something disturbingly surreal and upsetting about clowns, and it's not merely their inch-thick face paint or their thick bloody smiles plastered over frowns. ![]()
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