Coulrophobia | Fear Of Clowns

Coulrophobics | Scary Clown Pictures

Welcome to Coulrophobia! The fear of clowns is of recent origin, probably dating from the 1980s. Why are clowns roaming free at hamburger joints? Is this a trend to help children realize that just maybe all clowns are not as scary as they look.

Rapid heartbeat? Feelings of dread? Overwhelming thoughts?

The fear of clowns, seems to be pretty common place. A quick web search shows About 1,610,000 results. Coulrophobia shows 630,000 results. There are lots of websites dedicated to this subject, such as Ihateclowns.com featured in our resource links.

Clowns have always been common characters at Halloween events, parties and the circus.
Clowning Around - I think not

This is the cover art for Fear of Clowns. 

Fear of Clowns

Fear of Clowns is a 2004 horror film about an artist who is seemingly stalked by a killer clown named Shivers the Clown. A 2007 sequel called Fear of Clowns 2 was made.

Directed by Kevin Kangas
Written by Kevin Kangas
Starring Rick Ganz
Jacky Reres
Mark Lassise
Carl Randolph
Frank A. Lama
John Patrick Barry
Andrew C. Schneider
Ted Taylor
Lauren Pellegrino
Lisa Willis Brush
Release date(s) 2004
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Krusty the Clown - From The Simpsons

"I campaigned for the other guy, but I voted for you!" (Krusty 29th anniversary special. What he said to President Clinton who was in the audience)

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After having witnessed her neighbor murder his own wife in his clown outfit, Corey has been dealing with coulrophobia (fear of clowns) ever since she was a child. On Halloween night her boyfriend and his friends decide to help her overcome her phobia ...
Must not sleep! Clowns will eat me...

Coulrophobia Gifts 

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Clearly, the fear is real.

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Rapid heartbeat? Feelings of dread? Overwhelming thoughts?

Rapid heartbeat? Feelings of dread? Overwhelming thoughts?

You know your fear of clowns is not logical. But it has persisted because your subconscious has a whole load of powerful negative emotions - mostly fear - to the very thought of clowns.

We don't actually TREAT OR CURE > You are the only one with the capability to change your perceptions. Replacing negative associations with positive ones.

We always recomend a visit to your family physcian!

Coulrophobia

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Rapid heartbeat? Feelings of dread? Overwhelming thoughts?

Clowning Around Musicians 

I Love a jest

The History of the clown dates back to the jester or fool of ancient times. 

Steven Kings IT - Its hard to go to sleep without the lights on after watching this movie 

Steven Kings IT

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Clown Photos

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International Clown Hall of Fame

Clowning around in Baraboo
Above: Greg DeSanto, executive director of the International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center in Baraboo, shows off some of the organization's treasures. Left: Circus World Museum in Baraboo recalls the heyday of circus life.
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PBS--BEE GEES: ONE NIGHT ONLY features Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musicians the Bee Gees performing their most popular singles. The 90-Minute concert features the timeless harmonies of Barry (L), Robin (center) and Maurice Gibb (right), and includes a ...

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Clown Phobia

  • DavidDove Aug 30, 2011 @ 10:22 am | delete
    I interviewed for a job at Big you know who, didn't get it, they said my nose colour was fine but my dress sense was too outrageuos.

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