Hello, I am Robert G. Male. Welcome to WraithStop™. Here you will find links that I think are of interest. Furthermore these are links that I want to keep track of because they have given me either ideas or some other form of inspiration for my writing. Links are listed in order lowest to highest both in the date they are given and the order in which they appear (meaning: read them from the bottom up for a certain day's list). Some of these sites may require you to sign up for free. Without further ado, the links...

December 6, 2011

• Coulrophobes (the clown fearing) run! Run now! This is another of those interesting phenomena that happens to straddle reality. An urban legend passed on from an uncheckable source is one thing, but actual police reports and news coverage is another thing altogether even if it is highly exaggerated. The level of inexplicableness is also fascinating. Why are these figures so unsuccessful, inept even? What is the motivation to create fear that ultimately is unfounded and has no secondary effect? What is that actual first intended effect too?