Just read in the Yahoo! Buzz log today that coulrophobia (the fear of clowns) is in the Top 10 most searched for phobias on Yahoo.com.

Coulrophobia comes in at number 9, right above triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13).

Here's the list:

1. Acrophobia — fear of high places.
2. Agoraphobia — fear of open or public places.
3. Social Phobia — fear of social situations.
4. Scotophobia — fear of darkness.
5. Claustrophobia — fear of enclosed places.
6. Arachnophobia — fear of spiders.
7. Hydrophobia — abnormal fear of water.
8. Aichmophobia — fear of needles.
9. Coulrophobia — fear of clowns.
10. Triskaidekaphobia — fear of the number 13.