Fear of Clowns

[CLOWN TICKLE]

Maybe I should change my ab name but seriously what is it in clowns you are afraid of, is it the face painted ones, what about musical clowns, and anyone remember the road safety clowns shandy and rolo

[beryllium]

Hello there Clown Tickle, for me, the clown I'm scared of is from.... IT by Steven King

[stylinsam]

i watched a horror film with clowns in it wen i was about 13 and iv been petrified ever since any clowns do it for me on the tv real statues anything to do with clowns i hate apart from you clown tickle

[whiskeysheri]

Uh! beryllium, when he comes up at the drain... >shiver< x

[CLOWN TICKLE]

thanks stylinsam

[beryllium]

urghhhhh.... those teeth!!!!

[OBonio]

All I have to do to scare my wife is say Pennywise in a spooky voice.... she still has nightmares about him....

[beryllium]

there he is....

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=picture+of+pennywise+the+clown&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB

[CLOWN TICKLE]

never seen it maybe I should

[gessoo]

Clowns have always terrified me. I hate masks as well. I can remember a clown welcoming the kids at a children's party when I was only 5. I refused to go to the party. I also hate those people with masks that walk about on stilts at carnivals, etc, and worse of all is a human body with an animal head - hence I find Rupert Bear disturbing. No hope for me I fear.

[beryllium]

oooh, ClownTickle, do you like horror books? great book if you do....

[aka pixi]

I dont like clowns either, Im not terrified of them but I would rather not see them, Im the same with ventriloquist dummies and dolls, I think they are all horrible

[natalie_1982]

I don't know what it is about but they are spooky, I haven't seen 'It' but I generally just don't like it when people cover their faces be it with a mask or paint.

When I was about 11 I was on ho,iday and they one of those street artists who follows you and mimics everything you do and it followed me - I was terrified! He had a hite painted pace.

And, like pixi, I don't like ventriloquists and I also don't like those people that stand still for ages. We have this one in the City a lot. I walk the long way round if I know he is there:

http://www.thesilverman.co.uk/flash/index.html

[natalie_1982]

But I quite like you Clown Tickle

[Pippa68]

I so wish I hadn't clicked on that link....

Clowns don't tend to scare me but Pennywise is evil! I have a friend who is petrified of clowns, she thinks it stems from the time when she was little & went to the circus ~ a clown on stilts came up to her and bent down to give her a balloon (cue big grin).

Funnily enough balloons don't scare her but they do scare her daughter!

[bellasasha]

hate them hate them hate them.....freaky things....i have always hated them as a child....and that link didnt help!!!

[Lore]

I don't like clowns either... or anyone dressed up for that matter, I'm a complete mess when there's a person dressed up as a mascot or .....for example, Disney... waaaaah! I was shaking so much :( I don't know why it scares me, I know that inside those costumes there's a regular person just doing their job entertaining people but it really freaks me out.

anyone dares to take the proverbial, I'll hunt you down! :P

[gessoo]

Disneyland would totally freak me out too Lore, all those humans with animal heads - nightmare fodder! Fortunately, my son never yearned to go when he was little.

[CLOWN TICKLE]

I hope bringing this discussion out into the open hasnt spoiled their day, love to you all CT

[natalie_1982]

Lore and gessoo, I am totally with you! People in huge animal suits are just weird. I remember seeing Superted and Spotty in Tesco when I was about 5 and it absolutely scraed me senseless!

[gessoo]

Ah thanks CT. Don't change your name. You are the one Clown thats AOK!!! xx