is there anybody else on sf who are scared of clowns ? i must admit i feel very uneasy when i see one:)

hate them hate them hate them

Yes,nothing ever scares me but clowns do. i rember my mum had a scary clown oil paiting back in the 80is and me and my yonger borther thort it was evil and watching us.was a very scary thing.. i think its got to do with being young, but till this day i never liked them.and i know im not alone with this one.

I don't think clowns are scary at all, mind you I don't think they're funny either

Now what is scary is the thing from the 17th Dimension that's just scuttled past me........:help:

Of course they are - haven't you seen Pennywise in IT?

I never found them scary


Don't know how they can be!

Clowns are, quite possibly, the scariest things in the universe.

I can vote two ways here, clowns don't bother me at all, but my ex has a real fear of them, he just couldn't watch IT at all and I thought Tim Curry was brilliant in it.
so thats a yes and a no vote :thumbsup:

I don't like clowns much. However they are not as scary as the people dressed up as furry animals thing:
that is totally petrifying!

I was once confronted by a six foot Pudsey Bear in Lancaster. I screamed and grabbed on to my friend's arm so tight, I left bruises.

I don't visit Lancaster much these days...

(I don't often get invited).

I love 'IT' good prog.

Anyway these clowns aren't scary: http://www.clownarmy.org/

Clowns are horrible!!!

That clown in "IT" was so scarey, even the fact that it was Tim Curry didn't make it any less evil.

Originally posted by limpetboy
hate them hate them hate them

DITTO

I went to the circus the other day and didn't enjoy one bit of it because i was sat in a cold sweat waiting for the clowns to come and get me :suspect:!!!

They are truley terrifying but i can see why some think it's a daft fear because for me it is completely unexplainable (just like my fear of masks or anything that makes you not look like yourself)?!?

Originally posted by fnkysknky
Of course they are - haven't you seen Pennywise in IT?

i have, then i became terrified

Clowns freak me out!

Funny and scary clowns :D

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Originally posted by melly
DITTO

I went to the circus the other day and didn't enjoy one bit of it because i was sat in a cold sweat waiting for the clowns to come and get me :suspect:!!!

They are truley terrifying but i can see why some think it's a daft fear because for me it is completely unexplainable (just like my fear of masks or anything that makes you not look like yourself)?!?

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Never liked clowns, never have, never will:rant:
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Originally posted by IanMitchell
I never found them scary


Don't know how they can be!

Not even a Spider Clown?

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To be honest... they don't really scare me, unless i saw one down a back alley at 4am. But then i think i would be more scared of why i was down this back alley in the first place.

Originally posted by noseyrosie
Anyway these clowns aren't scary: http://www.clownarmy.org/

you sure? the coppers ran away from 'em... :)
https://www3.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/07/316045.html

I cannot stand clowns

I once saw one in lateshopper on meadowhead and cacked meself :(

I was taken to a circus at 5yrs old, sat on the front row, a horse reared up & nearly slammed it's front hooves down on my fingers.
The clowns weren't too bad, until water started squirting form the top of their heads, I was frightened to death.
I can't stand clowns & circuses now.
Yyyuks!!!

Yes they are, I wouldn't say I'm terrified of them but I prefer not to have to look at them. They just aren't nice! Anyone that has a clown as an avatar is just being cruel, as this post shows at least 43 forrumers don't like clowns. (hint hint Jabber!)

Clowns are simply terrifying.

For some people its more than just a fear, its an actual phobia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulrophobia

scariest things on earth, except for the one in slipknot!!!

Well Im surpised to hear that so many people are disturbed by clowns.
I got rid of mine a few days ago, but if its so disturbing...

Im getting him back.

heh

LOLZ Jabber.....he needs to get out in the sun more, don't you think?

Oh no! I was going to pm Jabber to show him this thread, as proof why he shouldn't have that horrible clown as an avatar, then thought against it because It might have made him put it back. But he has found the thread anyway! and as I suspected, the horrible clown has returned :rant: :rant: :rant: :mad:

Oh no! I was going to pm Jabber to show him this thread, as proof why he shouldn't have that horrible clown as an avatar, then thought against it because It might have made him put it back. But he has found the thread anyway! and as I suspected, the horrible clown has returned :rant: :rant: :rant: :mad:
Too late.

Hes back.


Muhahahahaaaaa

is there anybody else on sf who are scared of clowns ? i must admit i feel very uneasy when i see one:)

There's a lot of that, Bozophobia they call it apparently.

for those who dont like clowns heres a piece of film
http://video.uk.msn.com/v/en-gb/v.htm?g=122C9D20-E033-49EC-B983-E5936F629B77&t=s73&f=&fg

I hates them - it's all down to that robotic Clown in a glass box at Blackpool pleasure beach - my parents / grandparents used to take me to see him when I was little. All it did was laugh and laugh. I wanted to take it apart bit by bit and then laugh at it when it couldn't laugh anymore.

Mime artists are just as bad.

Here ya go.

This is totally unrelated to clowns in any way, shape or form.

honest...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnVfrcgM8hA

Stocky-Little-Moon-Faced-Hunchback. speak with forked tongue

I hate them. They are really scary, especially that Ronald MacDonald, there's no wonder they got shut of him!

There's a lot of that, Bozophobia they call it apparently.


I though a fear of clowns was Coulrophobia. Fairly common one apparently. The ones in League of Gentleman where really scary.

Theres a lot more circus owners on SF than I thought.

I though a fear of clowns was Coulrophobia. Fairly common one apparently. The ones in League of Gentleman where really scary.
Papa lazaru? Hes awesome! Id have him as an avatar but i think someones already got it.

I voted no. This is because clowns are funny. Not scary.

I voted no. This is because clowns are funny. Not scary.
Have you ever read/seen 'It'?

Have you ever read/seen 'It'?
Hello! :D :D :D

Like the avatar?

Have you ever read/seen 'It'?

Read and seen. In fact, I ordered the dvd yesterday. Seen Killer Klowns from Outer Space too. But that's an evil clown. You could have an evil hamster (in fact I did have an evil hamster), but not as many people are scared of them.

There is a scene in the Buffy TV series when Xander, who is terrified of clowns, is being chased by one. Just as he is about to be caught he says " Wait a minute, it's just a clown", turns round and punches it in the face.

Like the avatar?
No. I don't. At all.

There is a scene in the Buffy TV series when Xander, who is terrified of clowns, is being chased by one. Just as he is about to be caught he says " Wait a minute, it's just a clown", turns round and punches it in the face.
But what if it had turned out that the clown had super-human strength and razors for teeth? ::shudder:: .

Here ya go.

This is totally unrelated to clowns in any way, shape or form.

honest...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnVfrcgM8hA
Here you go Hecate.

This`ll put your mind at rest.

Here you go Hecate.

This`ll put your mind at rest.
Yeah, right. I'm really going to click on that :roll: .

My best friend at school was dead scared of clowns. I personally hate them. They are not funny and I always think they are such creepy people.

I watched IT when I was at a slepover- I think I was about 13 It scared me to death! You know the bit with the little kid and the grate - urgh

I've always hated them. Then along came John Wayne Gacy, an American serial killer who performed as a clown when he wasn't luring young men to their deaths. That really sealed the deal for me. Totally creepy.

If you don't like Clowns then I sugest you watch Rob Zombies "House of a 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects" :hihi:

They can be scary especially if they aren't in the circus ring where they are expected to be.Horror films do a good job at making them scary.

Of course they are - haven't you seen Pennywise in IT?

Never mind seeing the TV version try reading Steven Kings book......

I read it as an ' I know everything and nothing scares me cock sure' 19 year old back in 89/90 and been scared *****less of the things ever since....

Proper , proper hate them...

Thankyou Mr King. You B@stard.

ok, should have read rest of thread....

i'm not alone then...thank god !!

I hates them - it's all down to that robotic Clown in a glass box at Blackpool pleasure beach - my parents / grandparents used to take me to see him when I was little. All it did was laugh and laugh. I wanted to take it apart bit by bit and then laugh at it when it couldn't laugh anymore.

Mime artists are just as bad.

I know what you mean, its suspicious enough that he just kept laughing all the time for no apparent reason the fact that its a clown just makes it worse. He was obviously planning to break out of his box and murder me the minute my parents turned their backs.

I blame the film 'Funny Man' for people being scared of Clowns, they should have never of filmed some it in Rotherham! Its enough to make anyone unnecessarily scared of Clowns!!