My daughters' never use to mind clowns until they saw Poltergeist. They made me move the stuffed clown out of their bedroom and eventually into the trash after that movie. They still don't like clowns.
For me (and SB who I always tease about it) the clown in Stephen King's "IT", Pennywise, was one creepy clown.
I mean does anyone wanna be a clown for Halloween anymore?
TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK