Let’s be honest, clowns are pretty terrifying.
I don’t think I know a single person who actually enjoys seeing a clown.
There are so many scary movies, video games or real-life horror stories of killer clowns
that it’s no wonder why people have developed an intense phobia of clowns.
So, let’s take a look at the top 10 scariest clowns of all time.
Starting off this terrifying list in at number 10 with the og clown, Ronald McDonald.
I’m sorry but this has to be said, Ronald McDonald is beyond creepy.
His makeup is terrifying, he’s so tall and he enjoys hanging out with children when their
parents aren’t looking.
I mean his main goal in life is to sell unhealthy hamburgers to children.
He wears a creepy yellow jumpsuit which makes him look like a psychotic man who just finished
mopping up a bloody crime scene with bleach.
No thanks, Ronald McDonald I’m eating at Wendy’s.
Our next red nosed scary clown is Zeebo and he makes it into number 9.
Clowns have obviously been the product of some serious nightmares and Zeebo from Are
you Afraid of the Dark definitely helped create some of these nightmares.
In one episode, a jerk kid steals Zeebo’s cigar which is apparently a big no no because
the ghost of Zeebo haunted this kid and demanded that he returned his cigar.
Zeebo made items move in his room, made creepy phone calls and even caused some spaghetti
to explode.
I guess this episode was trying to teach kids not to steal but I think it also scarred kids
in the process.
Up next in at number 8 we have The Bicycle Clowns.
This group of horrifying clowns appeared in the movie Pee Wee’s Big Adventure which
is supposed to be a children’s movie.
Well, I’m pretty sure a lot of children and some adults had sleepless nights because
these clowns look pretty terrifying.
Just watch (play clip from 0:35-0:45) Nope this is not ok, I don’t like the idea of
clowns running towards me with a creepy grin.
Clown Doll jumps in at number 7.
This doll will haunt your nightmares, just look at this thing.
If you’ve seen the 1982 horror movie Poltergeist, you know exactly what I’m talking about.
This creepy looking clown doll had one main purpose, it was used as a distraction so that
the other ghosts could abduct the child.
There is even one point in the film where the clown grabs onto the little boy’s face,
drags him under the bed and tries to choke him to death.
Yeah, I don’t think I will ever own a clown doll.
Terrorizing us in at number 6 is Captain Spaulding.
This creepy clown character was first introduced in House of 1000 Corpses and his main purpose
was to get innocent people killed by a murderous family that lived in the area.
He was the owner of Captain Spaulding’s Museum of Monsters and Madman which attracted
tourists from all over the country.
He would use this attraction as a way to bait people into coming to the area where they
would eventually be murdered.
His motives are pretty terrifying but so is his costume and makeup.
I mean if I saw this clown at the entrance of a museum, I’d get in my car, drive away
and never look back.
But that’s just me.
Twisty scares us in at number 5.
Twisty is a terrifying clown in American Horror Story who wears a creepy prosthetic mask to
cover up his disfigured jaw.
To top it all off, he kidnaps children and ends up accidentally murdering all of his
victims.
Twisty’s debut on the show terrified the viewers as he would rip out the tongues of
his victims and use their bodies as marionettes.
If that’s not scary I don’t know what is.
Martin Vlad Evanick beats his way into number 4.
He was a drummer in a band called The Core of your Nightmares and he was the only one
who would regularly wear clown makeup.
Well as it turns out, he had a sadistic side to him because he was kicked out of the band
after he was charged with producing and sharing child pornography.
Federal investigators discovered that he had been taking inappropriate pictures of himself
engaging in sexual acts with a child.
If he is convicted, he will face up to 30 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Well I’m pretty sure he will be convicted because the evidence is pretty undeniable.
Things get disturbing in at number 3 with Klutzo the Clown.
This is a pretty disturbing story about a man named Amon Paul Carlock who was a former
law enforcement officer, juvenile counsellor and a minister at a church who was charged
with possessing child pornography and traveling to engage in sexual conduct with a minor.
He would also perform locally as Klutzo the clown and he would advertise himself as available
for vacation Bible schools, children’s crusades, Sunday school, children’s church and church
parties.
He did this as a ploy to get close to children and film them as they played.
Ew this is so gross and terrifying at the same time.
You just can’t trust people anymore with your kids.
And now I, I mean Pennywise makes it into number 2.
I’m pretty confident that IT is the reason why most people have an extreme phobia of
clowns.
IT was portrayed as a shapeshifting and evil entity that doesn’t have a gender or solid
identity so that’s why it is called IT.
But when IT came to Earth to feed, it’s favourite disguise was a colourful circus
clown named Pennywise.
Pennywise was able to attract children so it could capture, kill and devour them.
It was able to capture anyone but it preferred to prey upon innocent children because they
were easier to manipulate and scare.
And apparently, frightened flesh tastes better.
Finally in at our number 1 spot we have John Wayne Gacy.
You think all of those fictional clowns were scary?
Well John Wayne Gacy is a real life killer clown who murdered 33 people during his 6-year
reign of terror.
He was a rapist and torturer who would dress up as a clown and perform at charity events.
His clown costume would make it easier for him to lure his young victims into his home
where he would trick them into wearing handcuffs and then violate them.
After he was done with his violent and gruesome torturing, he would murder them and bury them
in his home’s crawl space.
Thankfully he was executed by lethal injection so he doesn’t have a chance to attack again.
Well there you guys have it…