There are many different types and severities of fears people may or may not have. Some may be afraid of swimming underwater, the dark, even loud noises. A common fear that has resurfaced and become more prominent is coulrophobia, most commonly known as the extreme fear of clowns. Many people expect that young children will love the circus, especially with all the comedy the clowns are supposed to bestow on the audience. However, that is not always the case. There are many children that hate
funny, goofy, happy people dressed in colorful or decorative attire. Others may better think of clowns to be creepy and somewhat evil. Coulrophobia or better known as the fear of clowns has been discovered over several decades ago. It has actually been researched to be one of the most common phobias. Most researchers agree that the main reasons for coulrophobia is the make-up and exaggerated features of the clown, the scary movies about clowns, or a past tragedy event in someone’s childhood relatable
Are you afraid of clowns? Cause this so called myth might just make you fear them even more. This essay will look at the creepy myth known as the Clown Statue. So this is the basic story. A couple wanted to head out for the night, so they called in their babysitter that they’ve known for a while and who has watched their kids on many occasions. When she got their the kids were already in bed. She decided to watch tv but before she could do so, she called the mother. She asked if it would be
Coulrophobia Bethany Clark Bennie Blevins Engl 1105 6 Sep. 2017 What goes through your mind when you see a clown? Does the sight of one make you feel joy or fear? Many people find these crazy haired, makeup wearing, entertainers to be scary or unsettling. What has caused people to be so afraid of something that was meant to fun and entertaining for all, some people have such an extreme fear that it is considered a phobia, coulrophobia. How does this fear affect people, especially
Clowns have been terrorising the country for far too long. The clowns who are dressing up to lure children and women into the woods, chased people with weapons, and stood in front of cars to get them to stop have been taking this scare to a new level. These clown scares have been taking too far and now professional clowns are taking the blame for these fake clowns. This has cause an even bigger bad relationship with clowns. Clown sightings have caused a lot of commotion, which can lead to an increase
An Argument against Coulrophobia. There is an actual psychological diagnosis for it, Coulrophobia is the fear of clowns is a real phobia for both children and adults alike. Sigmund Freud explained this type of phobia in a 1919 publication “The Uncanny” In this work Sigmund Freud states “that we can be frightened by something that is familiar and yet unfamiliar at the same time. “ For children, most can recognize the clown as a real person, but cannot recognize the exaggerate make up and clothing
Trigger warning: clowns have been spotted around the University of Northern Iowa. Recently, students on campus have been frightened by people dressed in clown costumes. The students have experienced and shared these encounters with one another, but no one has heard of the clown’s perspective until Shelby Welsch wrote the article “A Conversation with a Clown” for the UNI newspaper. Even though the clowns on this campus have not harmed anyone, it is still an issue that needs to be addressed.
categorization of disorders. (Prescott, 2016) How could clowns induce fear in people? The fear of clowns is known as Coulrophobia and it is being seen in increasing frequency over the last few decades. This is due in large part to the way clowns are being portrayed in mnay forms of literature and media. (Zidbits, 2011) Most researchers agree that the main reasons for coulrophobia or ‘clownphobia’ is the make-up and exaggerated features of the clown. These large, extremely exaggerated facial features
A creepy epidemic is sweeping the nation in the form of clown threats, clown sightings and even made-up clown encounters, further exacerbating people's coulrophobia, the term for a fear of clowns, with the mere mention of a clown enough to send some towns into a frenzy. The problem has become so widespread that even the White House weighed in today after a reporter noted during the White House press briefing that "creepy clown" sightings had led to more than a dozen arrests, and that local law enforcement
too, is praising King’s work. The third critical review is from a Kirkus review, which states that “King’s familiar themes are all here: There’s craziness in spades and plenty of alcohol and even carnival, King being perhaps the most accomplished coulrophobia at work today...it’s nicely dark, never predictable and altogether entertaining” (Kirkus). All of these positive reviews tells one that “Mr. Mercedes” should be an interesting read. Overall, I am looking forward to all sorts of surprises from this