LEADER 02811nam 2200577 450 001 9910466320903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8263-5667-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000595668 035 $a(EBL)4406010 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001614071 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16340524 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001614071 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)12196616 035 $a(PQKB)11072189 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4406010 035 $a(OCoLC)939405856 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse91447 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4406010 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11156150 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL896919 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000595668 100 $a20160608h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBad clowns /$fBenjamin Radford ; designed by Lila Sanchez 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aAlbuquerque, [New Mexico] :$cUniversity of New Mexico Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8263-5666-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA short history of the earliest clowns -- The despicable rogue Mr. Punch -- The unnatural nature of the evil clown -- Coulrophobia: Fear of clowns -- Bad clowns of the Ink -- Bad clowns of the Screen -- Bad clowns of the Song -- The carnal carnival: Buffoon boffing and clown sex -- Creepy, criminal, and killer clowns -- Activist clowns -- Crazed caged carny clowns -- The phantom clowns -- Troll clowns and the future of bad clowns. 330 $aBad clowns--those malicious misfits of the midway who terrorize, haunt, and threaten us--have long been a cultural icon. This book describes the history of bad clowns, why clowns go bad, and why many people fear them. Going beyond familiar clowns such as the Joker, Krusty, John Wayne Gacy, and Stephen King's Pennywise, it also features bizarre, lesser-known stories of weird clown antics including Bozo obscenity, Ronald McDonald haters, killer clowns, phantom-clown abductors, evil-clown panics, sex clowns, carnival clowns, troll clowns, and much more. Bad Clowns blends humor, investigation, and scholarship to reveal what is behind the clown's dark smile. This book describes the history of bad clowns, why clowns go bad, and why many people fear them. 606 $aClowns$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aClowns$xHistory. 676 $a791.33 700 $aRadford$b Benjamin$f1970-$0986911 702 $aSanchez$b Lila 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910466320903321 996 $aBad clowns$92255403 997 $aUNINA