eldritchhobbit

In particular, beware the pantsless variety of Creepy Clown.

Ha! Seriously. That's an extra-creepy Creepy Clown.

Great point about ventriloquist dummies! (My mind went immediately to "The Dummy" episode of The Twilight Zone.) You're right, they're nearly always portrayed as evil. And like clown dolls, they seem to be very mobile, too, for inanimate objects that shouldn't be able to move.