Bad Clowns /
Bad 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 Steph...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albuquerque :
University of New Mexico Press,
[2016]
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Edición: | First edition. |
Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- A 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.