10-30-2003, 10:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-30-2003, 11:01 PM by Rhydderch Hael.)
There's a logic to that that gets lost by most folks who opt for a "scary" clown costume for Halloween. You can have your "Psycho Circus" or Insane Clown Posse copycats and wannabes flaunt about in the night, but they're not really scary. Because everyone knows that such "scary clowns" are just playacting. They try too hard to be scary and over-the-top with their antics.
It's the fellow who dresses up in the conventional, "happy" carnival clown getup that's the real frightener. Because everyone genuinely thinks that a guy who makes that choice for a Halloween outfit, from among the infinite variety of costumes that exist out there in the world, is truly and undeniably NUTS!!! ;)
Nothing rings the alarm bells in the head louder than a guy trying very, very hard to gain your absolute trust... so nothing is creepier than a stranger trying his hardest to be your new best friend. Clowns fit that bill perfectly, and that's what makes kids become scared of them.
It's the fellow who dresses up in the conventional, "happy" carnival clown getup that's the real frightener. Because everyone genuinely thinks that a guy who makes that choice for a Halloween outfit, from among the infinite variety of costumes that exist out there in the world, is truly and undeniably NUTS!!! ;)
Nothing rings the alarm bells in the head louder than a guy trying very, very hard to gain your absolute trust... so nothing is creepier than a stranger trying his hardest to be your new best friend. Clowns fit that bill perfectly, and that's what makes kids become scared of them.
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