"I can't blame you for being amused," he says, though his tone of voice says he's not pleased about it, either. "For what it's worth, Eindrid is about the equivalent of a four-year-old, so as silly as it is, he is at the age where silly fears ought to be tolerated. I just wish he hadn't seen the movie."

"The girls have less of an excuse for being scared, and I'm wondering if part of it is just that they want attention."

"Hmm..." a behind-the-scenes film has some merit, though he'd have to vet it himself first. "I can definitely look into that. Or maybe at least some children's media that has friendly clowns in it."