House Filled With Thousands Of Clowns Is Up For Sale [VIDEO]

A south-western Ontario clown house can be yours for the low price of $174,800 (adjusted for U.S. currency) and a lifetime of carnival-themed nightmares. The property listing appeared in a video posted Friday to Facebook and has since had viewers wondering how its owners managed to amass such a large stockpile of clown paraphernalia.

To be fair, the home itself looks very nice. It’s 748 square feet and has one bathroom and two bedrooms. “Charming brick bungalow on quiet street close to schools and parks,” reads the listing. “Cozy and gently lived in. Meticulously maintained. Detached cedar garage and shed with lots of parking and well kept lawn. Same owners for over 30 years!”

As for thousands of clowns pictured throughout the home? Realtor Kyle Jansink says it’s no joke.

While a little jarring at first, the story behind the clowns is very sweet. Michael McMannis, the son of the owners, told Vice Monday that his parents have been living in the house for 30 years. They reportedly started collecting the clowns to help curb McMannis’ stepfather’s relationship with alcohol.

“My stepdad had a drinking issue as perceived by my mother,” he said. “Every clown represents a bottle of beer that he would have bought.”

McMannis told Vice this began because his stepfather would “drink a little bit too much” while out on the town. His mother suggested that instead of spending their money on booze, they instead by a clown every time they went out.

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“There's no fancy clowns, there's nothing worth any value. They didn't go looking for a particular artist,” McMannis told Vice. “You'll find there's a lot of McDonald's stuff... You can pick those up for a dime or a quarter.”

According to McMannis, the couple have amassed approximately 1,500 clowns over the course of 25 years.

Jansink told BBC Tuesday that the clowns haven’t deterred potential buyers. “We've got multiple offers lined up,” he said. However when asked whether he thinks some people found the clown collection unsettling, he replied, “For sure, yeah.”

“It was a conversation we had with the sellers,” he said. “They just said 'we'd like to leave them' and I said OK. People should just be themselves and you know what? It is for some people, it isn't for others.”

Coulrophobiacs beware.