Clown Terrorizes Town Of Northampton, Creates New Generation Of Clown Phobia [VIDEO] Are Clowns Creepy? "Most People Enjoy Being A Bit Freaked Out"

A clown is terrorizing the town of Northampton in England.  Dressed in a red wig, full makeup and often carrying balloons, the clown's appearance has left some alarmed.

Apparently, this thoroughly modern clown terrorizing his town also has a Facebook page, where he talked about the clown terrorizes town scandal: "Too much hate not enough love.  No I don't have a knife on me.  thats just stupid rumors spread by stupid people. I'm also 'not' on Twitter as it confuses the heck out of me."

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Now the clown terrorizing his town has answered questions in the Northampton Chronicle.  The Clown said: "I just wanted to amuse people.

"Most people enjoy being a bit freaked out and then they can laugh about it afterwards.

"It's like watching a horror movie, when people get scared they usually start laughing.

"Naturally, some people would have been extremely frightened by what they saw, but I hope many are starting to see it as a bit of harmless fun."

Fear of clowns, or coulrophobia, may have something to do with this clown terrorizes town phenomenon - maybe the clown is nice but people are just scared of him.  According to Wikipedia, a psychology professor at California State University, Northridge,  said that young children are "very reactive to a familiar body type with an unfamiliar face".

Clowns are a figure with a rich cultural history.  Clowns and court jesters played an important role in the histories of monarchies and politics.  Additionally, many native American cultures have clown figures, who fill a shamanic role in their societies.  SilentClown.com talks about the cultural history of the Clown: "Jesters and fools appear through out medieval history, folk law and legend. They are one of the most common and widely recognised archetypal character types found in culture and mythology throughout world history. Jesters and fools performed a variety of functions as entertainers, social and political critiques and perhaps most importantly as agents of change. They used an array of skills including wit and humor to reinforce cultural and religious fundamental values and principles."