Long before they wore big feet and balloon pants for children’s birthday parties, clowns were strictly adult entertainment. As dimwitted drunks, hypersexual hooligans and mischievous miscreants, these ...

Horror movies, such as "It," have only contributed to the fear of clowns, say experts. (Photo: Everett Collection) Clowns are supposed to make people laugh, entertaining audiences with slapstick ...

The scary clown has become a horror staple. Featuring Art the Clown as the main villain, Damien Leone’s film “Terrifier 2” is so gruesome that there are reports of viewers vomiting and passing out in ...

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 ...

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 ...

A juvenile suspect has been arrested. — -- It's like a scene from a horror film. Residents of a California city are being terrorized by people dressed as clowns, some reportedly wielding machetes ...

Featuring Art the Clown as the main villain, Damien Leone’s new film “Terrifier 2” is so gruesome that there are reports of viewers vomiting and passing out in the theater. And every Halloween, you’ll ...

It can be hard to imagine a time when clowns were regularly invited to children’s birthday parties and hospital wards — not to terrorize, but to delight and entertain. For much of the 20th century, ...

Featuring Art the Clown as the main villain, Damien Leone’s new film “ Terrifier 2 ” is so gruesome that there are reports of viewers vomiting and passing out in the theater. And every Halloween, ...