"I'll kill you all! Aha, i'll drive you crazy, and i'll kill you all! I'm every nightmare you've ever had. I am your worst dream come true". - Pennywise
October 21, 2020
Good day for everyone!@BCH.Serg here.
While browsing on youtube this morning, i've watched a prank about clowns scaring peoples. It is super effective, people got scared and ran away immediately. Even I will be startled when a clown suddenly pops out of nowhere.
So why are we afraid of clowns? Is there a psychological explanation?
History
The craze began on August 2016, when a report surfaced that clowns were seen in South Carolina and allegedly trying to lure children into the cluster of trees.
Since then, clown sightings in 24 more other states are reported. Most of these clown treats are not harmful but there have been few serious incidents. A teenager dress up like a clown carrying a blade was arrested by the police. This becomes a warning for others who wants to distress and potential harm to others.
In this more advanced modern day where pranks are a trend right now, Sightings like this are still surfacing up.
So why are we afraid of clowns?
Maybe there is a psychological explanation. According to Rami Nader, a Canadian psychologist, clown phobias are fueled by the fact that clowns wear makeup and disguises that hide their true identities and feelings.
Another reason, is people are afraid of clown mannerism. Frank MacAndrew, a psychologist said people are afrai of because they're mischievous, which puts people constantly on guard. People interacting with a clown during one of his routines never know if they are about to get a pie in the face or be the victim of some other humiliating prank.
Other factors that fuel the fear of clowns are cultures and media. Movies like Stephen King's "It" where it features a clown that exploits the fears and phobias of the children.
Thoughts
Personally i have never been on a halloween party where someone wore a clown costume nor saw someone in other places. But i think it will scared the shit out on me when i encountered one. Just like how Ronald McDonald creeps me out everytime that i see him at the malls.
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Never saw that one, but had u watched the jalals po? They had one about the clown, sadako n other things din po n one of it turned out bad kasi ung ipaprank po nila ng oras na un eh my sukbit/dalang baril po, clowns before made us happy especially on birthday parties but since there's a scary or horror movie about the clowns, some of the children r already scared n afraid of it na po