Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A History of Scary Clowns

The new season of the FX series American Horror Story: Freak Show adds the homicidal Twisty to the canon of terrifying clowns. Professional clowns are not happy about it. We hear about the long history of scary clowns in pop culture, and the psychology behind why they freak us out so much.

By Madeleine Brand • Oct 17, 2014 • 1 min read

The new season of the FX series American Horror Story: Freak Show adds the homicidal Twisty to the canon of terrifying clowns. Professional clowns are not happy about it. We hear about the long history of scary clowns in pop culture, and the psychology behind why they freak us out so much.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A History of Scary Clowns

The new season of the FX series American Horror Story: Freak Show adds the homicidal Twisty to the canon of terrifying clowns. Professional clowns are not happy about it. We hear about the long history of scary clowns in pop culture, and the psychology behind why they freak us out so much.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A History of Scary Clowns

The new season of the FX series American Horror Story: Freak Show adds the homicidal Twisty to the canon of terrifying clowns. Professional clowns are not happy about it. We hear about the long history of scary clowns in pop culture, and the psychology behind why they freak us out so much.

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