One of the breakout crowdpleasers of SXSW 2025 was “Clown in a Cornfield,” Eli Craig’s twisty slasher flick about a small Midwestern town that struggles to navigate life after the corn syrup factory ...

Horror movies about clowns are their own specific breed of awesome. Some of the best horror movies out there center around the diabolical sweetness -- or lack thereof -- of clowns, so there's no ...

Here’s a great idea: Hire a clown to terrorize your child. Dominic DeVille came up with the plan. The Swiss actor runs “Evil Clown,” a business in Switzerland that allows him to dress as a lunatic and ...

Is there anything as dependable as the slasher formula? It waxes, wanes and winks its way through cultural cycles but it endures; malleable yet sturdy, high or lowbrow (usually low), requiring just a ...

Coulrophobia, the fear of clowns, is considered to be one of the most common phobias. Approximately 10% of surveyed individuals report having severe coulrophobia, while an estimated 50% report some ...

I told the BBC that clowns tend to be scary because of their exaggerated looks and evil representation in films. Obviously, the vast majority of individuals are not scared of clowns in a day-to-day ...

This image provided by IFC Films shows a scene from “Clown in a Cornfield.” “Clown in a Cornfield” is the kind of film that likes to wink at its audience, playfully self aware that is trying to parody ...

There were lots of scary things to see on Halloween. Vampires, Ghostface, scary clowns, Michael Myers and zombies walked the ...

There were lots of scary things to see on Halloween. Vampires, Ghostface, scary clowns, Michael Myers and zombies walked the ...