i don't find clowns scary :(

The scares from Pennywise seem far more direct in these new films, the mini-series relied on a traditional image of clown being nice, yet it was subverted, that's what was so sick in its deceiving method, which used to traumatize many people to this day.

It's good to study todays perception of fear or darkness through this film compared to the 1990's film. It's a lot less deceiving and more open in its effect, it basically tells you where to be scared. 1990 version was not so clear, it seemed like he's just having fun, it was weird and that is what was so scary. Many films in the late 80's early 90's contained a similar deceiving fear factor, that seemed more as a time when films were sort of polished and light, yet when horror came all the more disturbing it became.

Clowns can be scary because they present a dishonest image of themselves, it allows them to smile at you, yet with all that mask a child can feel that the smile seems like something they hide behind, that entity seems very foreign to a child. I think that is what the novel and films tapped into. More often when a smile looks fine to a child is when it comes from something cute or comforting and assuring of who they are. Some children can also be sometimes scared by people of different races, after they were growing up around people of their own race for the same reason of facing something foeign to them.

Our triggers often are inherited in our DNA, the horror in fiction tend to merely re-awaken those triggers to remind us where we need to focus in order to heal inside. Fear of clowns can stem from our lack of trust, anxiety or fear of losing control, do some further digging into your psyche, to notice where that fear comes from inside you exactly. That is also why horror films have become popular in the first place, they provide a venue for a re-experience of subconscious trauma and psychological healing, people love being triggered in safety, it's up to us to uproot those triggers or just leave them be and be mindlessly entertained to no end.

I've work with several clowns. In my experience no one is afraid of clowns from a distance while they do their act. Up close it's a different story, people either love them or they are terrified of them.

I never found clowns scary until I saw that John Wayne Gacy TV movie with Brian Dennehy. Ruined clowns for me for life.

Clowns have never scared me either. I saw the film tonight (Halloween 2019) and enjoyed it. Would now like to see the second chapter.

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