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Fears of a Clown

A peek behind the makeup as we find out what makes cinematic clowns so scary.

To mark the return of Pennywise in It: Chapter 2 (and the Joker in… Joker), we take a peek behind the makeup. Clowns look like us, but there's something a little bit off... and filmmakers from the dawn of cinema have exploited that uncanny, unnerving quality to terrifying ends. But how was the cinematic image of the β€˜monstrous clown’ formed? And what is it about clowns that is so scary?

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6 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Mike Muncer
Writer Mike Muncer
Production Manager Annie Hughes
Producer Mike Muncer
Researcher Jamie Maisner
Series Editor Michael Leader
Executive Producer Dan Jones
Executive Producer Catherine Bray
Production Company Little Dot Studios
Executive Producer Lamia Dabboussy