Any residual
coulrophobia - fear of clowns - is comfortably cured, however, in between nervous glances at watches and perhaps a stifled yawn.
* An estimated 7.92 million Brits have
coulrophobia or better known as a 'phobia of clowns'
If you feel like a laugh,
Coulrophobia might be a better bet.
There's a recognised phobia --
coulrophobia -- that some kids have, and even some of the parents have too.
A sharp-eyed Twitter user by the name of @Safwankp9 spotted the placement of a full-sized print that would be enough to inspire
coulrophobia in a K-pop music video, to the surprise and delight of Malaysians on social media.
Coulrophobia, or the fear of clowns, is still a common element of commercial haunts, as is the fear of hockey masks, dismemberment and torture.
Stephen King harnessed the fear of clowns,
coulrophobia with It, a bestselling novel that became a hit horror movie based on a nightmarish, murderous alien spider-clown that preys on little boys and girls.
and Barnum and Bailey Circus in the 1970s, argues that the fear of clowns - known officially as
coulrophobia - is a relatively new phenomenon, born from the counter-culture 1960s and emerging as a popular force in the 1980s.
AN Irish facility is offering free therapy to people who suffer from
coulrophobia - a fear of clowns.
There were exceptions though - in particular those who suffer from very real condition known as
coulrophobia whose sufferers are terrified of clowns and for whom a face to face meeting with one can lead them to serious psychological repercussions.
A phobia of clowns is known as
coulrophobia and one of the reasons people find clowns so scary is thought to be down to the way the costumes and make-up exaggerate facial features.