Mistress of the Macabre: Minor Episode 42, The French Tickler: 114 Year Old Embalmed Clown Corpse Still Delights Audiences

Hello, and welcome back! I've missed ya'll!!

This is technically a bonus episode, but I'm dropping in on the main feed because I've missed you so much.

I'll give you some updates today as to what I've been up to while I was away, but more importantly, we are talking about the adventures of a traveling poison clown corpse.

That's all you need to know. It's a poison clown corpse. You're welcome.

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Sources:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-07-22/farewell-to-california-institute-of-abnormal-arts

https://www.bizzarrobazar.com/en/2025/07/10/la-bara-del-clown/

https://www.reddit.com/r/creepy/comments/1ikjzxq/meet_achile_chatouilleu_also_known_as_the_french/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Institute_of_Abnormalarts

https://www.salon.com/2002/03/25/clown/

https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2017/10/24/its-not-halloween-decor-its-a-real-clown-corpse/

https://chatnewstoday.ca/2017/10/24/its-not-halloween-decor-its-a-real-clown-corpse/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRVQI2IEmmn/?img_index=4&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embalming_chemicals

https://www.funeralbasics.org/the-strange-unusual-history-of-embalming/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/california-institute-for-the-abnormalarts-cia

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