Americans’ Biggest Fears

What are you afraid of? Ghosts? Heights? Politicians?

The 'Creepy Clown' craze has America in a tizzy. Social media pages are full of posts or tweets from people that are freaked out by clown sightings or online threats made by clowns. Creepy Clown costume sales are up 300% this year so, like it or not, you're going to have to deal with those shenanigans for at least a few more weeks.

Clowns aren't what scares us the most, though.

According to a Washington Post article, "the fear of public speaking is America's biggest phobia - 25.3 percent say they fear speaking in front of a crowd. Clowns (7.6 percent feared) are officially scarier than ghosts (7.3 percent), but zombies are scarier than both (8.9 percent)."