Does the thought of going to the circus strike terror into your heart? Does white face makeup cause your pulse to quicken? Do you flinch with fear when you hear the comical honk of a bicycle horn? Then you may suffer from Coulrophobia, the fear of clowns. Today's episode talks a little bit about the history of the modern clown as well as a few examples of the clowns that frighten us from Pagliacci to Pennywise.

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