http://www.slate.com/articles/video/video/2015/05/movie_clowns_are_terrifying_and_so_are_their_toys_poltergeist_remake_2015.html

Let’s get this out of the way first: The new Poltergeist remake is not very scary, especially if you’ve seen and loved the original. But the one thing that may creep you out are the clowns, which are admittedly low-hanging fruit. Clowns are weird, unsettling, the stuff of nightmares. That’s just the truth—it’s the reason that so many movies and TV shows meant to terrify you turn to them for them that extra horrific jolt.