Once lovable, goofy weirdos, and staples at childrens birthday parties, clowns are now perceived to be evil and creepy. What happened to change our perception? How does the uncanny valley theory explain our fear of clowns? Were clowns really trying to murder people during the clown panic of 2016? Also, the origin of the red nose is much darker and bloodier than you think. <a href="mailto:Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com</a><a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/67f831cf-bed5-4281-856a-1114fa32277c/626-604-6262" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">626-604-6262</a><a href="https://discord.com/invite/VNGJnHr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discord</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/webcrawlerspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> / <a href="https://instagram.com/webcrawlerspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> / <a href="https://www.patreon.com/webcrawlers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> / <a href="https://webcrawlerspod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Merch</a>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers">http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Ali Segel and Melissa Stetten discuss pop culture, TV, viral stories, unsolved mysteries, creepy cults, scammers, and everything unsettling in between. “They maintain a loose, upbeat dynamic as they fall down rabbit holes, which means listeners can comfortably dip their toes into the deeply unsettling and unexplained, but won’t walk away feeling, well, haunted.” (Vanity Fair, 2020)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.