BRIAN KILL TUCKER by brianttt

By Brian Taylor writer at CREATORS.CO
To avoid fainting, keep repeating 'It's only a movie...It's only a movie...'
Jancy Richardson
Everyone knows that clowns are completely terrifying. The hair, the make-up, the inevitable desire to KILL...no wonder American Horror Story has set its new season in a Carnival!

Some of my very favorite horror movies are about clowns, but there are some equally disturbing clown stories that are all too true...

Check out 8 real life clowns that will put you off the circus for life.

1. Pogo


Firstly, the most terrifying and famous clown of all time: John Wayne Gacy.

The rapist and serial killer worked several children's parties as 'Pogo the Clown'...and killed over 33 people, burying most of them in the crawl space under his house. He was executed in 1994.

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2. Klutzo

Amon Paul 'Klutzo' Carlock Jr. of Springfield, IL, a clown and former minister, entertained thousands of children in Sunday School and other Christian initiatives around the world.

When he returned from clowning at at orphanage in the Philippines, Carlock was stopped in a routine check at the airport, as the country was a danger zone for child sex trafficking.

Authorities found photos of small, naked boys on his camera and laptop, and unearthed more depraved child pornography when they raided his house. Several young boys testified against him for his acts of abuse.

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4. Leader of Mexican Cartel Murdered...by a Clown


No, really. Last year Fox reported:

Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix, the eldest brother of Mexico’s once-feared Arellano Felix drug clan, was shot to death in the Baja beach resort of Los Cabos by a gunman wearing a clown costume.
Interesting. Hopefully it was part of a drug-related dispute and not the beginning of a murderous clown rampage...

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5. The Harlequin


The Harlequin is a recurring figure in children's stories - a