num_pages: 188
description: Bad clowns -- those malicious misfits of the midway who terrorize haunt and threaten us -- have long been a cultural icon. This book describes the history of bad clowns why clowns go bad and why many people fear them. Going beyond familiar clowns such as the Joker Krusty John Wayne Gacy and Stephen King s Pennywise it also features bizarre lesser-known stories of weird clown antics including Bozo obscenity Ronald McDonald haters killer clowns phantom-clown abductors evil-clown panics sex clowns carnival clowns troll clowns and much more. Bad Clowns blends humor investigation and scholarship to reveal what is behind the clown s dark smile.
language: English
title: Bad Clowns
publisher: University of New Mexico Press