Coulrophobia ~ Fear of Clowns

Tim Curry's infamous role in Stephen King's IT pretty much solidified coulrophobia for millions of people world wide. I hope he's proud of himself lol and I think if he were here I know what he might say...

Well, how about that?

I'll bet they have a specific term for the fear of naked clowns too?
Or maybe even the fear of being at a KISS concert?

British circus offers therapy for adults afraid of clowns

The fear of clowns (Coulrophobia) is the third largest phobia in Great Britain; just behind needles and spiders. The ringmaster of John Lawson’s Circus wants to help people get over their fear of the red-nosed performers by offering a class taught by clowns. Big, scary clowns…

I dunno why people fear clowns? Clowns are happy people that make balloon animals and pull handkerchiefs out of their mouth, right?

Why are the Brits so afraid of something as seemingly ridiculous as a clown? Is it the big red nose? The crazy face paint? The fact that you can fit more than 50 of them in the trunk of Volkswagen?

Things like the fear of leaving your house, the fear of death and the fear of disease all seem like they’d be way ahead of something a silly as worrying that Ronald McDonald may break into your house one night and steal your soul…and maybe your Xbox.