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Funny or frightening: Why do clowns freak us out?

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Shades the Clown

Shades the Clown, aka Teresa Forst, has been entertaining Lincoln-area kids and adults for 30 years. While the scary clown phenomenon has not hurt her business, it has made her fearful that someone will get hurt.

Happy D. Klown

Happy D. Klown (right) poses with fellow clown HyFy. Happy D. has been Todd Brauch's alternate persona for the past 26 years. He said scary clowns offer him a perfect opportunity to turn a negative into a positive.

A fan dressed as "The Joker" from the Batman films and comics, walks to the Comic-Con International 2011. 

The evil clown has persistently scared and entertained from “Poltergeist” to American Horror Story’s “Freak Show,” to Batman’s multiple incarnations of the Joker.

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Erin Andersen

His shiny blue vest sparkles in the sunlight, accentuating scarlet spiked hair, snow-white face and brilliant red lips painted in a permanent smile.

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