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The original movie, which came out in 1990 as an adaptation of a 1986 Stephen King novel, ruined clowns for at least two generations. Now, the remake due to hit theaters this month is expected to revive an unsettling craze.

There are two groups who are going to feel personally victimized about the new It movie: young children, because Pennywise eats them, and real-life professional clowns. It’s no secret that most people are afraid of clowns — that’s the whole reason Pennywise appears as a clown in Stephen King’s novel in the first place. But folks who make their living as clowns are afraid the new movie will only exacerbate those fears and make it much more difficult to land grade school birthday party gigs.