Episode 59: Send in the Clowns: Iconic Horror Clowns
This episode was recorded on July 31, 2025 and posted on August 9, 2025.
Content Warning: Light vulgarity.
Introduction
- Welcome to No Bodies Episode 61
- Introductions to your ghost hosts - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Suzie aka Projectile Varmint
- Introductions to our guests - Jordana & Sam of Feature Creatures D.T.F
- Today's Topic: Iconic Horror Clowns
The Rise & Fall of the Clown
- Are we afraid of clowns?
- The history of clowns in pop culture
- Why are people afraid of clowns?
- Clowns in horror
The Coroner's Report
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Are you afraid of clowns? Who is the most iconic horror clown?
Media Discussion
- He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
- Stitches (2012)
- 31 (2016)
- Terrifier (2016)
Best & Worst Representations of Clowns in Horror
Closing Thoughts
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In the post-Terrifier reality, where do you see the clown subgenre going from here? Is there anywhere left to go?
Thank you to Our Guests
- Jordana is on Instagram as @prettykillerpodcast and hosts Pretty Killer Podcast on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
- Sam is on Instagram as @2bornot2bmovies!
- Follow Jordana & Sam's new podcast Feature Creatures D.T.F on Apple Podcasts & Spotify and Instagram.
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- Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
- Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.
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Sources
Bitesize, B. (2025, May 27). Why are we scared of clowns and how can coulrophobia be overcome? - BBC Bitesize. BBC Bitesize. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjsf6v4
McRobbie, L. R. (2023, November 1). The History and Psychology of Clowns being Scary. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-and-psychology-of-clowns-being-scary-20394516/
Tikkanen, & Amy. (2025, June 13). Why are people afraid of clowns? Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/story/why-are-people-afraid-of-clowns
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