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The psychology behind why clowns creep us out

  • Written by Frank T. McAndrew, Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
imageSometimes you don't know whether to laugh or cry.'Clowns' via www.shutterstock.com

For the past several months, creepy clowns have been terrorizing America, with sightings of actual clowns in at least 10 different states.

These fiendish clowns have reportedly tried to lure women and children into the woods, chased people with knives and machetes,...

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