The Entertainer by Edgar J. Hyde (1999) [Review]
By the late nineties, clowns were to horror what sharks had been to the seventies. The ‘90s saw a surge in killer clowns as a horror staple. Stephen King’s Pennywise (Tim Curry), brought to life in the 1990 IT miniseries, became a defining horror icon. Insane Clown Posse (ICP) pushed clown imagery into hip hop/rap with their controversial “horrorcore” style, sparking parental panic. Demonic Toys (1991) found success on home video and spawned a crossover sequel, Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993). Even Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1992–96) introduced the Ghastly Grinner to a generation of gateway horror...
