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The image of the evil clown is a recent development in American popular culture, in which the playful trope of the clown is rendered as disturbing through the use of dark humor and horror elements.Many people find clowns disturbing rather than amusing. Clown costumes tend to exaggerate the facial features and some body parts, such as hands and feet. This can be read as monstrous or deformed as easily as it can be read as comical. At the same time, the clown act is often represented as drunken, reckless, or simply insane -- that of the giggling maniac.
It is interesting to note that the word 'harlequin', usually referring to a jester in English, actually means 'devil rider' in French.
Major examples of "evil clown" imagery are:
- Stephen King's novel It
- Musical groups such as the Insane Clown Posse and Slipknot
- Science fiction films such as Killer Klowns From Outer Space
- The Joker, the greatest enemy of Batman, is a murderously insane supervillain with a disturbing clown-like appearance.
- The clown doll in the first of the Poltergeist movies, which becomes possessed by a ghost and attempts to strangle a young boy.
- Serial killer John Wayne Gacy also dressed as a clown at parties and painted clowns while in jail.
- Doink the Clown and his sidekick Dink the Clown, the stage names of a professional wrestlingProfessional wrestling is a form of performance entertainment where the participants engage in simulated sporting matches. In its purported rules and competitions, it apes the convention of sport. Originating as such, in the days of travelling carnival sh team of the 1990s. The pair wrestled in clown costume and makeup, but for the most part portrayed " heelIn professional wrestling, a heel is a character who is portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner; sometimes they are humourously referred to as 'evil'. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are often "bad guys" in professional wrestling storylines. They are ofs", the wrestling term for a 'bad guy', one who wrestles in an unsportsmanlike manner.
- The serial killer clown named Sweet toothSweet Tooth is a character from the Twisted Metal series for the Playstation and Playstation 2 game consoles. His age is unknown and his real name is supposedly Needles Kane. He is a killer clown, complete with a severely cracked clown mask, a red nose an from SonyUsage of these images is restricted. Trademarks on this page belong to their owner. See Image use policy Sony (in katakana: ) is a consumer electronics corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded on May 7, 1946 as the Tokyo Telecommunications Engine's video-game series, Twisted MetalTwisted Metal is a series of vehicle-based combat video games made for the Sony PlayStation and PlayStation 2. Twisted Metal 1 (PS) Twisted Metal 2: World Tour (PS) Twisted Metal 3 (PS) Twisted Metal 4 (PS) Twisted Metal: Black (PS2) Twisted Metal: Small.
Though most clowns are quite wholesome, some sexual abusers of children use clown costumes or similar ruses to attract their victims and to appear as if they are harmless.
