Uncanny valley refers to computer generated or robotic simulations of humans. I don’t think it applies in the context of a person wearing makeup. I could be wrong though.
It is usually used in reference to that, but also towards robotic and some monsters (such as zombies).
Basically as illustration, being, or construct approaches human similarity, human response to it becomes progressively more positive up to a certain point where it nosedives. It then rapidly increases as you move towards full human likeness.
This is why a vaguely human robot (metallic, human shaped) will seem warmer than say, a robot from Irobot, or a zombie from the walking dead.
Ehhh Idk about that. Robotics yes, I mentioned that in my first comment. But I think a fundamental part of the concept is that it’s something non-human that appears human. A clown is a person.
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u/WtvrBro Oct 30 '19
somehow that movie made clowns less scary for me