Winner of the Bronze Medal for Popular Culture in the 2017 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards

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 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.

Author: Benjamin Radford
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 04/01/2016
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780826356666


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/11/2016

About the Author
Radford, Benjamin: - Benjamin Radford is a writer, investigator, and columnist for Discovery News. He is the author of eight books, most recently Mysterious New Mexico: Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land of Enchantment and Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction, and Folklore, both published by the University of New Mexico Press. Radford lives in Corrales, New Mexico.