"Fear of Clowns: No Laughing Matter"

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Although there are no official statistics, some experts believe that as many as one in seven people experience some level of coulrophobia, as fear of clowns is clinically known. Symptoms can include shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea and overall feelings of dread. Link via mind_hacks.

To go along with this story, the perfect link is: Creepy Clown. Aieee!

Also via mind_hacks: Cognitive science café.

This might creep out some Angel fans: Wolfram Research. There's nothing terribly creepy about the site, once you get past the wolf and the ram.