Horror films ... to change the streets I walk my dog because the 12-foot-tall grim reapers, skeletons, psycho scarecrows and possessed clowns initiate a flight or fight response in my dog.

Lots of people are creeped out at the site of clown, whether it's at the circus or creeping around in the woods at night. Movies like Stephen King's "It" and the new season of "American Horror ...