I believe I have a mild form of
coulrophobia. I have always felt uneasy and uncomfrontable around clowns and painted faces or masked faces. I think its the mask of someones identity that is bothersome. I hate when people dont remove their sunglasses when they are talking to me too. so that must be it.
Ventriloquism also scares me. Especially the dolls.
The thought of parents taking their children to the
Vent Haven Museum , Kentucky's Ventriloquist Museum to look at all those freaky dolls just for fun is nightmarish for me.
"The Great Gabbo" a movie from 1929 starring Erich von Stroheim, follows a ventriloquist as he turns insane by using his doll "Otto"more and more as his only means of self expression. Not the best film but a creepy concept for sure.
Im sure all the horror movies I watched at sleepovers as a kid didnt help. The Clowns were no longer portrayed as a source of entertainment or amusement but instead they were usually the antagonist who commits the most horrible of crimes ;mostly murders.
Stephen Kings horror "IT" still haunts my mind with Tim Curry as Pennywise the clown. gives me shivers just thinking of "IT". Oh and who can forget the scariest clown of all John Wayne Gacy. It definately is relating negative emotions to the sight of clowns, painted faces etc. so Ive learned to be fearful of them. Thankfully enough I dont run into clowns or ventriloquits very often in my life. hahaha!!
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