The creepy clown could be considered the mascot of the Halloween season, nearly as pervasive as the jack-o-lantern and far more unnerving. October’s favorite figure has been particularly active this year in horror media. HBO’s brand new series It: Welcome to Derry gives us a prequel to the IT films, starring Stephen King’s sewer-dwelling monster, Pennywise the Clown. In Shudder’s latest slasher Clown in a Cornfield , Frendo terrorizes teens, in striped jester pants and white pancake makeup. Peacock just premiered its new scripted series based on the life of John Wayne Gacy, the prolific serial killer who preyed on boys for years while also entertaining children as a clown named Pogo. Meanwhile, thanks to the blockbuster success of Zach Cregger’s film Weapons, we’re sure to see

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