If you've ever had
a fear of clowns in your life (or retain one to this day) no doubt some jackass is going...
If you have
a fear of clowns, this one might not be for you, otherwise this is a rare treat that you won't want to miss.
The basis for the film obviously plays upon an audience's fundamental
fear of clowns.
Sprinkled with little personality bits here and there (Tallahassee's mad quest for an ever - elusive Twinkie, Columbus's crippling
fear of clowns, etc.), Zombieland doesn't break any new ground in the horror genre so much as make for a strong dose of escapist fun for knowing fans of the films.
If you have
a fear of clowns, this be your literal hell.
While I have
no fear of clowns (cockroaches are my kryptonite), I'm hoping this isn't a cheap shot of a story to mix in the Saw series with a touch of Killer Klowns From Outer Space, minus the comedy.
Coulrophobia (/ kulɹəˈfəʊbiə /; cool - ruh - foh - bee - ah) The term for
a fear of clowns, which saw a surge in popularity upon the release of the film adaptation of Stephen King's «It,» in September.
Not exact matches
Then thousands
of Arab and Jewish parents and other supporters marched together with balloons, red
clown noses, drums and signs, chanting, «We continue together, without hatred or
fear,» and «We won't be stopped.»
For Johnny Depp, Daniel Radcliffe and Sean «Diddy» Combs,
clowns invoke an abnormal level
of fear, and Nicole Kidman baulks at butterflies.
Blush: Often, I ignore applying a blush, in the
fear of having pink
clown cheeks but The dusty rose pink shade looks super natural on my skin tone.
I've always been envious
of the girls who had the confidence to pull
of a red lip... I was constantly worried that red simply didn't match with my skin tone or
feared looking like a
clown or an old lady, but the trick to a perfect red lip is easy... find what shade works best for you.
I do resist the extreme eccentricity / avant garde thinking in color, cut and design that we older dames are currently encouraged to adopt... not my style preference then or now, and do admit that I
fear looking like I just fell out
of the
clown car.
Some
of my other favorite challenges was the fantasy monster high school challenge, the childhood
fear clown challenge, and most recently the mad max challenge.
When children begin to disappear in the town
of Derry, Maine, a group
of young kids are faced with their biggest
fears when they square off against an evil
clown named Pennywise, whose history
of murder and violence dates back for centuries.
Not to draw comparisons to the two, as Tim Curry's interpretation
of the flesh and
fear feasting demonic
clown will always be one
of the high spots in regards to King's imagination translated to cinema, but this is both a film with its own identity (the events unfold throughout the late end
of the 1980s this time around) that also manages to honor the craftsmanship that went into one
of the novelist's most personal tales.
The
clown is only part
of the scares here as objects come to life, nightmares become reality and
fears are realized.
A group
of young kids are faced with their biggest
fears when they square off against an evil
clown named Pennywise, whose history
of murder and violence dates back for centuries.
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Calling itself Pennywise the Dancing
Clown, IT is a monster
of unspeakable power that takes the form
of everyone's most horrific
fears.
Braving all kinds
of threats in Finding Nemo, a nervous
clown fish puts his
fears behind him in order to find his son.
It's not a universal
fear, but the idea
of a murderous
clown is still a creepy notion that other horror films continue to exploit to this day.
It succeeds more as a Stand by Me — like coming -
of - age story, with the attention - stealing
clown Pennywise actually the least intriguing character, thrilling only in that he serves to bring out the children's
fears.
Just another «dixiecrat» move... these
clowns are really putting our state on the map... mostly, for racism and
fear of educated women
And for couples that love a dose
of fear, book a stay at the town's
Clown Motel where 700 different
clowns help lull guests off to sleep.
Does a dark opening with sharp teeth, sculpture like frozen lava, or a look
of desire buried in the mask
of a
clown suggest a male artist's wrestling with industrial scrap — not to mention deeper
fears about female sexuality?
From the 2000 Supreme Court vendetta to put these
clowns in office, all through eight years
of fear,
fear,
fear and terror everywhere.
More
of the same grotesque
fear - mongering and libels from these US
clowns, and as always not one single shred
of evidence to substantiate their lies.