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The Critical Angle: As Stephen King’s “It” returns, why are clowns so scary?
King may have perfected the creepy clown, but the idea has always been there.
The Critical Angle is a recurring feature that uses critical thinking and skepticism to analyze pop culture phenomena. Skepticism is an approach to evaluating claims that emphasizes evidence and applies the tools of science. Rather than repeating the same old assertions, we put them to the test.
King may have perfected the creepy clown, but the idea has always been there.
It's only gonna get weirder ....
If everyone thinks so, then it must be true, right? Think again.
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Bringing the methods of science to questions of pop culture.
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