Just ask Dr. Rami Nader, the North Vancouver psychologist who often fields queries about fear, including clown phobias. In Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., Sudbury, Ont., and Gatineau, Que., there are reports of pranksters dressed as clowns frightening people. Sad because that well-meaning clown may be out of luck as fear of clowns — or coulrophobia — is a deep, rich vein, with pranksters tapping into deep primal fears that are wired into human brains. In this picture a creepy clown stares at a driver after pouring a liquid around his car. "We live in a society where you don't really have to interact with clowns very much," Nader said.

Source: CBC News October 09, 2016 23:26 UTC