“WHY SO SERIOUS ABOUT CLOWNS?” True Stories of Creepy Clowns and Clown Criminals! #WeirdDarkness

“WHY SO SERIOUS ABOUT CLOWNS?” True Stories of Creepy Clowns and Clown Criminals! #WeirdDarkness

“WHY SO SERIOUS ABOUT CLOWNS?” True Stories of Creepy Clowns and Clown Criminals! #WeirdDarkness

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Listen to ““WHY SO SERIOUS ABOUT CLOWNS?” True Stories of Creepy Clowns and Clown Criminals! #WeirdDarkness” on Spreaker.

IN THIS EPISODE: Why do clowns creep us out? We’ll look at some of the reasons. We’ll review real creepy clown sightings – it happens a lot more than you might think! Plus, we’ll also look at some true cases of clowns committing crimes… and sometimes killing.

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: “Bad Clowns” by Benjamin Radford: https://amzn.to/3On6ebh
“The Tamarac Square Clown” posted at DarkStories.org: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yck74etk
“Why So Serious About Clowns?” by Frank T. McAndrew for The Conversation: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9cd2hp; and Beth Forrester for Spirit Halloween:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8s8m3h
“Creepy Clown Sightings” by Matthew Dessem for Slate.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5fdppc8j; Nina Young for Kidspot.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p852r3b
“Clowns of Crime” by Lauren Tousignant for The New York Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8thetd; Maggie Panos at PopSugar.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p87t7hh; and from iHorror: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/7byrxnmv
“John Wayne Gacy: Killer Clown” by Katie Serena for All That’s Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yc7465z8
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Originally aired: August 04, 2023

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