What Does It Mean If You Dream Of Being Chased By A Clown?

Your obviously scared of clowns chasing you.

I suppose I'm looking this up because I've never had a fear of clowns. It was strange because in the dream the news was talking about three clowns running around killing people, there was a scene of the clowns running around a carnival before coming after me, then another of my mother giving me a choice of ninja swords--some were long but dull, others where short but sharp-- before she leaves and I see the clowns outside my windows. In the dream I then hide from the clowns behind a piano in my living room; one attacks and I cut it in the head and heart, then another attacks and I do the same; but instead of dying they get back up and the third tells me "You can't kill us like that, you have to cut the stomach!" before it jumps at me. I finally cut them all in the stomach and finally they're all dead.

I'm trying to figure out if they number of clowns has any symbolism, the fact the the sword I ended up choosing was an Asian styled sword was relevant, and the fact I killed them in the end is symbolic as well.

Classic childhood fear, rather like the flying monkeys of "Wizard of Oz"infamy. We all have a child inside us, and part of that child's function is to produce fear & panic in us. You see this clown most likely because you are feeling threatened or stalked or "unwanted attention" in the real world. Sometimes such a thing can also manifest as a spider you can't shake off, or a bee you can't make go away. Of course, it could be different for each person. What stands out in your mind most about this clown in the dream?

You are scared of something/someone.