Are you afraid of clowns? Maybe you should be. When a “do not open” sign is ignored, a woman finds herself haunted by "The Cracking Man", a frightening clown doll with a noisy presence. In this episode, Greg dates a Christian clown, Dana stumbles into paranormal ASMR, the gang cracks a cursed doll case, and Connor digs up a terrifying true story of possession-by-clown. Get ready to enter the Big Top, because it's time to stoke your coulrophobia! Join the Museum: https://patreon.com/paramuseumVisit Our Website: https://hauntedobjectspodcast.comSubscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/25xf92nxFollow Greg NewkirkTwitter: https://twitter.com/nuekerkInstagram: https://instagram.com/nuekerkWebsite: https://gregorynewkirk.comFollow Dana NewkirkTwitter: https://twitter.com/weird_danaInstagram: https://instagram.com/weird_danaFollow Connor J. RandallTwitter: https://twitter.com/connorjrandallInstagram: https://instagram.com/connorjrandallSHOW NOTES:- Chiropractic Ghosts: https://tinyurl.com/5dzfn2jt - “Coulrophobia and the Trickster” by Joseph Durwin: https://tinyurl.com/3pbrrrns- Ringling Brothers official “How to Be A Clown”: https://tinyurl.com/54c4tckx- Actual Clown Tryouts: https://tinyurl.com/5e3zdka9- Fear Survey from Chapman University:  https://tinyurl.com/4f8z9sb3- Why Are We Afraid of Clowns?: https://tinyurl.com/2p8jkjnh- Reader’s Digest Covers Clowns: https://tinyurl.com/5a87888m- Atlas Obscura Clown Sighting Map: https://tinyurl.com/5x47ew3e- The Clown Panic of 2016: https://tinyurl.com/2cwvcycx- The Clown Who Started the Craze - Gags: https://tinyurl.com/vjasd6vd- Learn More About Sleep Paralysis: https://tinyurl.com/bde6yu5p- Emmett Kelly / Weary Willie: https://tinyurl.com/2s4zjbk2- More on the Kelly Family Story: https://tinyurl.com/wwude726- Emmett Kelly & Carol Burnett: https://tinyurl.com/2urabcs3Timestamps:  Copyright 2023 Planet WeirdHosted by Greg and Dana NewkirkProduced by Connor J RandallAdditional Research by Keelin MathewsPhotography by Karl PfeifferArt by Dustin WilliamsTheme by Adam Hayman"The Disembodied Voice" by Chuck FreshLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices