Not
a lot of things scare me that much anymore, but one thing that still has the
power to send shivers down my spine is an evil clown. I have sold several
disturbing clown dolls in the past and couldn't wait to take them down to the
booth to get them out of my house : - )
There
is even a word for the fear of clowns, Coulrophobia. And fueling the fire
is that creepy urban legend about the clown and the babysitter ...
Clowns Like Babysitters, I
Guess (by Mythbusters)
A teen female was
babysitting for a wealthy family with a very large house, location - Newport
Beach, California. The parents planned on
dinner out and a late movie. Wanting to ease the babysitter's concerns about
being in such a large house, the father directs that the babysitter use a
certain TV room after putting the kids to bed, so she can hear the kids easily
should they awaken before the parents' return.
After the parents leave,
the babysitter visits with the children, and they all share a nice supper that
was prepared ahead of time by the kids' mother. Afterward, the babysitter
spends time with the kids doing various activities before their bedtime.
Nothing is amiss and all are having a pretty good time and enjoying each other.
After the babysitter puts
the kids to bed, she goes downstairs to the room mentioned by the father of the
household. She understands that this is the best room to be in so that she can
hear the children should they stir in their sleep and need her to come and
comfort them, but she is bothered by the clown statue in the corner of the
room. To her, it is very unnerving!
She tries to ignore the
clown statue and watches a little television, but finally, her nerves get the
better of her and she dials the father's cell number. She knows she shouldn't
disturb the couple she is babysitting for, but under the circumstance, she felt
it best to phone and ask permission to go against the prior directions to stay
in the father's room of choice. Perhaps he would be able to suggest a similarly
convenient place in the home for listening for noise from the children. Of
course, she also wouldn't want to get in trouble for directly disobeying,
either.
When the father answers his
cell phone, the babysitter asks, "Would it be alright with you if I find a
different place in the house to sit - or if I go read quietly with the little
lamp in one of the kids' rooms while I wait for you to get home?"
When the father asks if it
might not be better for her to just read from the TV room, she admits, "I
know this sounds very silly, but I'd rather read upstairs and don't mind not
watching TV until you get home because this big clown statue in the tv room is
really creepy!"
Immediately, the father
says, "Go upstairs, get the kids - quickly - " and he outlines a
quick route through the large house to the back door. "Go directly to the
neighbor's house - phone me once you're there - go do this now!"
Alarmed, the babysitter
asks, "Wow, what's going on?" The father just repeats, "Go now,
follow my instructions exactly - go!" The babysitter does exactly
as instructed, and once she gets the kids to the neighbor's house, she calls
the father back. "What was all that
about" the babysitter asked.
"We do not own any
kind of clown statue!" the father replied. "I have already phoned the
police and they are on their way over to the house...you stay put with the kids
- we are on our way to meet you at the neighbors."
And there was even a movie made with a bit of that killer clown urban legend in it, "Amusement."
You
know that all this talk about evil clowns is leading to something!
We're
talking old creepy carnival here ... huge evil carnival clowns! I found
the most amazing pair of hand-painted vintage carnival signs - huge scary clown
faces!
Each clown sign comes in two pieces and with those two pieces put
together the clown face measures a whopping eight feet across and eight feet
tall!
They would make the perfect art statement for a wall in your house.
Or maybe two walls, because each one is so big!
Hand-painted on
plywood, they have aged quite nicely out in the elements and even have a bit of
green moss on their edges.
These evil clown faces are extremely rare -
where would you ever find another pair?
Available at Pandora's Parlor here.
