“Do I Scare You?” Behind the Fear...

“Do I Scare You?” Behind the Fear of Clowns

Explicit
Best True Crime by Judith A. Yates
S3 · E3
Oct 22, 2024
13:02

Episode notes

Over 50% of Americans report a phobia called coulrophobia: fear of clowns. I hate clowns. So, I decide to face my own fears. Let’s hold hands for support while discussing the fear of clowns including the history, the causes of our fear, and what some studies reveal.

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Keywords

children
history
halloween
criminal theory
investigation
china
books
criminology
psychology
clowns
phobias
John Gacy
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circus
coulrophobia
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England monarchy