Clowns Are Losing Work Because of Stephen King's IT

The clowning business has taken a legitimate hit thanks to Stephen King's evil clown creation, Pennywise, from his novel - and the upcoming film - IT.

THR reports that a number of professional clowns are losing gigs because of coulrophobia (fear of clowns) inspired by the shapeshifting entity, who most commonly takes the form of  "a cross between Bozo and Clarabell".

President of the World Clown Association Pam Moody said the recent spate of coulrophobia - and last year's series of 'evil clown' pranks - began with King's creation. "It all started with the original IT," she notes. "That introduced the concept of this character. It's a science-fiction character. It's not a clown and has nothing to do with pro clowning."

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