Pondering Slash

The other day I was reading something on AfterElton.com and "slash novels" were mentioned. The term struck me as...odd.

Is a romantic relationship between two characters of the same sex slash if it is canonical?

I know that's something people don't agree on. In fandom, what do you label a piece of fanfiction between a canonical gay couple? The term slash makes it all easily identifiable.

But outside of fanfiction, does slash fit? I don't read Almost Like Being in Love or watch Wilby Wonderful and think, "Wow, that was slashy," because, well, of course it was, homosexuality being present in the text itself, and not only the subtext.

I don't know. Just something I've been thinking about for the last few days.

We All Float Down Here

How is the beginning of "Everybody Loves a Clown" so much creepier than half of the full-on scary stuff the Winchesters confront?

The clown by the truck with the waving and the showing up in the yard! And the shuffling and the face!

::shudder::

John Sheppard would be quaking in his boots.

ETA: Finished the episode now. I don't have issues with clowns, but OMG SO CREEPY.