While lots of people might be freaked out by clowns, some get a little hot. This paraphilia involves sexual attraction to clowns, mimes, and jesters.
"In 2016," McDevitt says, "when there was an evil clown epidemic that was all over the news . . . Pornhub saw a 213 percent increase in clown-related searches. There were 100,000 searches on Pornhub for clown porn in just one month."
Clearly people are into it, and part of the reason is because so many people have clown phobias, she explains. This Halloween, dress up like a clown for your partner in bed. "Get fully into the wig, costume, and makeup — and your clown persona," she says.