With the reboot of Stephen King’s IT, and the popularity of American Horror Story, it’s
time to celebrate the finest clowns to ever grace our big screens and small screens.
So, those of you with an aversion to the make-up wearing comedians should look away now, because
these fellas aren’t looking to make you laugh.
So today on Top 5 Scary Videos, we’re going to be counting down our list of the Top 5
Scary Clowns In History.
Before we begin, be sure to stick around until the end of the video where I’ll be responding
to some of your comments.
And with that, lets jump in.
5 Twisty the Clown
Arguably the best, and most terrifying part of American Horror Story: Freak Show was the
homicidal, balloon-carrying bozo, Twisty the Clown.
Now, Twisty begins as the main antagonist of the season.
He is a disgraced clown who seems to have been dropped on his head too many times as
a baby.
His face his horrible disfigured, forcing Twisty to create and wear a makeshift prosthetic
mask that is horrifying to look at.
Played by John Carroll Lynch, the actor was very familiar with playing disturbing characters,
having starred in David Fincher’s Zodiac, and the recent thriller The Invitation.
However, his portrayal of Twisty the Clown was arguably one of the most terrifying things
we’ve seen on our TV screens -- with the character proving to be such a hit, Universal
Studios were forced to include him in their current Halloween Horror Nights Attraction.
Good for you Twisty.
4 Michael Myers Now, by no means is Michael Myers a clown
or infamous for being a clown.
However, at the start of the first Halloween we see a very young Michael in a creepy clown
getup -- which more than deserves this place on our list.
Now, Michael is terrifying regardless and his name alone can make us cringe.
Michael of course didn’t have the most typical upbringing, and when he was just a young mans,
he dressed himself up in a clown costume and mask on Halloween and went about stabbing
his family, well, his unsuspecting sister.
Now, this crime resulted in Michael getting committed to a sanitarium -- however, we all
know by now, that fifteen years later he escapes and takes up his favorite stabby pastime once
again -- this time however, with a different mask.
3 Clown Doll - Poltergeist Released all the way back in 1982, the horror
film Poltergeist became a smash hit overnight, and has gone down in history as one of the
scariest films of all time.
Now -- there are multiple terrifying elements to the film, but a standout is the creepy
clown doll.
You know the one.
The grinning toy sat on the chair in the darkness.
How could we forget.
Now, Poltergeist isn’t a clown movie per se, but, this haunted house film proved its
worth with arguably the scariest clown of all time.
I mean, he almost kills a child for god sake.
Better yet -- the clown they used in the movie actually malfunctioned during the scene actually
choking the young boy.
Of course, the clown was such a popular aspect of the original film that it once again returned
when the 2015 remake rolled around.
2 Captain Spaulding - House of 1000 Corpses In Rob Zombie’s directorial debut, he introduced
to us one of the most gruesome clowns in cinematic history -- Captain Spaulding.
The owner of a gas station and roadside haunted attraction which is all about serial killers,
madmen and freakish creatures.
His menacing motivation is to redirect a group of young adults who are researching the legend
of local Dr. Satan -- and of course, instead of pointing them in the right direction, he
send them towards the murderous Firefly family.
Spaulding became a horror icon overnight, so much so that Zombie expanded on the character’s
story in the sadistic sequel The Devil’s Rejects.
1 Pennywise the Clown
Stephen King’s novel “IT” became an instant classic when it was released back
in 1986, however, it wasn’t until Tim Curry went on to portray the character in the TV
miniseries, did we realize how terrifying Pennywise the Clown truly was -- with the
white greasepaint, red nose wearing clown becoming a horror icon in the genre.
Though the series was nowhere near as terrific as the book, Curry’s performance holds a
special place in our hearts -- mostly because it was downright terrifying and we can’t
forget it even if we tried.
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Were there any creepy clowns that we missed?
Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down below and perhaps we can
do a part 2.
Before I go, I just want to respond to a few comments from some of my previous videos.
Masked Doctor said “Lucy brings out the best videos on YouTube” -- Well, shucks!
Thank you, much appreciated.
David Schectman said “Lucy McPhee = Lady Darkmare” -- Into it.
Very into it.
Slob Die Pudding said “Come on Lucy, you know it doesn’t end here.
I am your biggest fan, but I cannot stand back and see you offer yourself up to the
dark one like this.
Please stop your arrogant teasing of the dark ones and take a step back before you fall
in.
Despite munching on the shag pile of life liberation, the beast will still surface for
you and I really don’t want to see such a beautiful siren vanish.”
-- *long stare.
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