<p><strong>In a world filled with menace, dare to paint on a grin.</strong></p><p>The world is full of images of scary clowns: packs of grinning figures with knives plaguing towns; pom-pom clad serial killers; loners who like children in the wrong way.</p><p>But clowns can be a force for good: it takes a kind heart to put other people&rsquo;s joy first; keeping children entertained is honest work; what better disguise than one that makes the villains laugh?</p><p>What if, rather than being childhood-spoiling serial killers, clowns were the victims or heroes of the story?</p><p>When all the children at a party are poisoned, an entertainer&rsquo;s profession and past both make him a prime suspect.</p><p>An anti-corporate prankster discovers his guru might be just as callous as the capitalist world-view he claims to reject.</p><p>A clown attempts to redeem the image of his profession by saving a group of teenagers from a serial killer.</p><p>And twelve more stories of clowns facing humanity&rsquo;s baser natures.</p>