dˈɜːɹiz ˈɛseɪ "kˈɑːʔn̩ kˈændi ˈɔːtɑːpsi: dˌiːkənstɹˈʌktɪŋ sˈaɪkoʊ kˈɪlɚ klˈaʊnz" ɪnðə pˌaɪɹoʊtˈɛknɪk ɪnsˌænɪtˈɛɹiəm: ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈʌltʃɚɹ ɔnðə bɹˈɪŋk nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ɪz hɪz klˈoʊs ɹˈiːdɪŋ ʌvðə "ˈiːvəl klˈaʊn" mˈiːm.
Dery's essay "Cotton Candy Autopsy: Deconstructing Psycho Killer Clowns" in The Pyrotechnic Insanitarium: American Culture on the Brink (1999) is his close reading of the "evil clown" meme.