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Do you consider killer clowns in horror to be important to juggalo culture? I just watched Clown (2014) and I was thinking about this. Killer Klowns from Outer Space, It, Art, Wrinkles, etc. Who's your favorite? As a character, Art is horrible and great. Killer Klowns from Outer Space though is probably my favorite movie about killer clowns.

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[โ€“] bitofarambler@crazypeople.online 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

2014 Clown was probably my favorite clown movie until art came along.

I'm not a juggalo I never made that connection until you brought it up, but that's a really interesting point.

Got me wondering about the history.

"Several names were considered before Bruce recalled his dream of a clown running around in Delray, which became the inspiration for the group's new name: Insane Clown Posse. The group decided they would all don face paint due to the success of their former clown-painted hype man.[9] Upon returning home that night, Bruce says he had a dream in which "spirits in a traveling carnival appeared to him" โ€“ an image that would become the basis for the Dark Carnival mythology detailed in the group's Joker's Cards series.[9]"

According to this article.

Wow they really built their movement from the ground up.

Sorry for the tangent, i used to listen to ICP back in college but haven't really explored the culture much since then, so it was interesting to read about their history.

[โ€“] you_are_dust@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No need to apologize for a tangent. One of the things I love about ICP the most is the mythology that they built. The lore. I love that stuff. I'm not a religious person but I really love learning about the mythos behind it all. I did like the attempt at explaining the origins of clowns in the movie Clown. Little cheesy, but I like cheese.

[โ€“] bitofarambler@crazypeople.online 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yea, i think they largely successfully balanced the cheese of the clown legend with the body horror elements and brutality, especially in the latter parts of the movie. That's a very interesting movie, 2014 clown. I get sucked in every time, the pacing is perfect.

Man, if you like band lore, NOFX hepatitis bathtub and other stories is such a fun and fascinating read. Extremely entertaining and gritty and blunt.

[โ€“] you_are_dust@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

That sure is a combination of words lol I'll have to look into that.