Clowns

Episode 5 of the Spooky Bitch Gang podcast, hosted by Crystal Pettit & Scott Wallace, titled "Clowns" was published on October 26, 2019 and runs 62 minutes.

October 26, 2019 ·62m · Spooky Bitch Gang

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Summary

We talk about everything wrong with IT: Chapter Two and discuss all the horror movie clowns that came before. Why is the killer clown trope so pervasive? Is it just a convenient shortcut to scary? Why does the killer clown trope seem to be most effective in horror's grittiest, low-budget works? Includes discussions of It: Chapter One (2017), It: Chapter Two (2019), Stephen King's IT (1990), Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988), Clown (2014), Hellbreeder (2004), Killjoy (2000), House of 1000...

Episode Description

We talk about everything wrong with IT: Chapter Two and discuss all the horror movie clowns that came before. Why is the killer clown trope so pervasive? Is it just a convenient shortcut to scary? Why does the killer clown trope seem to be most effective in horror's grittiest, low-budget works?

Includes discussions of It: Chapter One (2017), It: Chapter Two (2019), Stephen King's IT (1990), Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988), Clown (2014), Hellbreeder (2004), Killjoy (2000), House of 1000 Corpses (2003).