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 ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When you think of a clown, what do you picture? Do images of cheery jesters with white face paint and a ...

Despite recent clown scares around the country and the Phoenix-area, one local haunted house said it has no plans to do away with its scary clowns. Fear Farm in West Phoenix, an outdoor haunted house, ...

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 ...

They didn't start out to scare anyone. Clowns have held a favored, albeit slightly outcast place throughout history – first, as comic relief to those in power, performing magic tricks, pranks or ...

Stott is the author of several articles on scary clowns and comedy, as well as The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi, a much-lauded 2009 biography of the famous comic pantomime player on the Regency ...

This next story falls under the category of funny-not-funny. If there are school-age children at your house, you've probably gotten wind of stories involving creepy clowns. In some two dozen states, ...

RIGHT. SINCLAIR SAMOA, NBC NEWS, DUMBO, BROOKLYN. AN ANNUAL TRADITION RETURNED TODAY TO THE AUDUBON SPEEDWAY IN LEMOYNE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY RACERS, 13 AND OLDER, WERE CHASED AROUND THE TRACK BY A SCARY ...

CROOKSTON -- A national wave of frightening clown sightings has apparently reached the Red River Valley. A 15-year-old wearing a clown costume and mask was arrested Saturday night in Crookston after ...