Bad clowns / Benjamin Radford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Radford, Benjamin, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clowns--History.

Clowns.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 188 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2016.

Summary:

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. Book jacket.

Contents:

A short history of the earliest clowns

The despicable rogue Mr. Punch

The unnatural nature of the evil clown

Coulrophobia: Fear of clowns

Bad clowns of the Ink

Bad clowns of the Screen

Bad clowns of the Song

The carnal carnival: Buffoon boffing and clown sex

Creepy, criminal, and killer clowns

Activist clowns

Crazed caged carny clowns

The phantom clowns

Troll clowns and the future of bad clowns.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-182) and index.

ISBN:

9780826356666

0826356664

OCLC:

918940747