SCARY CLOWNS

SCARY CLOWNS

By: Casandra Vicario

Taking advantage of the frenzy that “IT Chapter Two” has generated in recent weeks, at MACABRO we set out to review some clowns who have appeared in horror cinema and who give real, “chills,” Will you join us to meet them?

5.- From director Víctor Salva, (known for Jeepers Creepers) you get the film “Clownhouse,” in which, days before Halloween, teenagers are harassed by psychiatric patients who escaped and killed circus staff and stole their identities.

4.- Come meet the story of a family man who finds a clown costume for his son's birthday party, except something isn't right with the costume, and the father gradually turns into “Frowny the Clown”, a clown of refined palate who only eats boys and girls (he doesn't discriminate); if you want to know how this story ends, you'll have to watch “The Clown” by John Watts.

3.-Art, the clown, have you heard of him? He's the star of the 2016 film “Terrifier,” which was very well received in the United States, so a sequel is already in the works. He's a clown who doesn't speak, but he's a sadist who kills and enjoys it to the fullest. (fun guaranteed)

2.- “Killer Klowns from Outer Space,” by Stephen Chiodo, is a holy grail of clown cinema. In this film, we see aliens dressed as clowns arrive on Earth to kill or trap humans inside giant cotton candy. Plus, their spaceship is shaped like a circus tent.

1.- Pennywise, no matter who plays him, this clown is pure evil. He enjoys torturing his victims and is thoroughly bloodthirsty. What's more, that appearance, combined with his fake “friendly act,” is truly terrifying. For that and more, he's the star of the book and the “IT” movies.

Honorable mention, for keeping us from sleeping out of fear or for haunting our nightmares, goes to Michael Myers, who, when he was just a boy dressed as a clown, killed his sister. More than one of us was terrified by the scene of the possessed clown in “Poltergeist” by Tobe Hooper (I confess to being one of its victims).

We can't forget the “man of a thousand faces,” Lon Chaney, who in 1928 brought a clown to life in “Laugh, Clown, Laugh” and finally, Captain Spaulding, in “House of 1000 Corpses” by Rob Zombie, wonderfully played by actor Sid Haig.

And that wraps up our tour, not recommended for anyone who suffers from coulrophobia. So tell us, which clown scares you the most?