A lot of people claim to have coulrophobia, which is just a fancy word for a fear of clowns. I’ve even found myself a little unnerved by them. And what makes people so afraid of these supposedly innocent entertainers? Many would blame Pennywise, the ancient embodiment of evil who assumes the form of a menacing clown in Stephen King’s horror masterpiece, It. I remember kids being afraid of Santa Claus and even a few who hated clowns when I was growing up, but before the first movie version of It, I never recall a widespread phenomenon of clown phobia. Fast forward to today and Pennywise costumes are staples of Halloween.
Imagine my surprise when I spotted the diabolical demon standing beside an old tractor outside Jeffersonville. He definitely looks like he’s up to something…