For centuries, clowns have entertained and amused us while reaching into our deepest insecurities. Toy Tales looks at some of pop culture’s most recognizable clowns.

If Hunger Games-esque free-for-alls are your thing, you’ll probably want to look for the quirky Fang Bang game released by Milton Bradley in 1967.

“What do you do when it’s all up to you?”

Fright Factory was another addition to Mattel’s Thingmaker line that allowed children to create horror movie-esque props at home.

Published by Milton Bradley in 1985, Ghosts! was a strategy game that combined glow-in-the-dark effects with the supernatural.

“It’s a wacky smash.”

In Mattel’s Slime Monster, players competed against each other to defeat a creature that invaded a town and oozed the green, viscous compound.

Super7 celebrates Mechagodzilla’s golden jubilee with the release of a new Toho Super Shogun version of the character from the Godzilla franchise.

The Gigantic Frankenstein All Plastic Assembly Kit was a model kit produced by Aurora in the 1960s that stood a whopping 19-inches tall.

Released by Mattel in 1978, Suckerman was a pliable vinyl toy that stuck to surfaces, providing opportunities for play and surprises around the house.

Published by Mattel in 1978, the Godzilla Game infused playtime with chance and suspense as players anxiously awaited Godzilla’s attack.

“Is this the end of Swamp Thing?”