The killer clown remains a recognized and still buoyant horror film genre. In the 2010s, 97 horror clown movies were produced; already in the 2020s, there have been 38.
Stephen Follows's findings reveal that clowns make up one in 100 horror villains, showcasing their persistent role in the horror film landscape.
Fear of clowns, known as coulrophobia, is pretty common and myriads of factors contribute to this widespread terror, as suggested by various studies.
The first horror clown film, 1924's He Who Gets Slapped, laid the groundwork for a legacy of frightening clowns in cinema, culminating in iconic characters like Pennywise.
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