Stephen King knew their spook potential. So do the creators of “American Horror Story.” In high school, my best friend was truly afraid of them. Not all are scary, but clowns can have that effect on ...

Wisconsin residents are calling police, asking about a disheveled clown walking through Green Bay with four black balloons. But, there's not much police can do. The clown doesn't appear armed or ...

If clowns are meant to bring us joy and make us laugh, then why do they appear in so many great horror movies as harbingers of fear and anguish? Whether these traditional symbols of comedy are used to ...

Talk about clowning around before Halloween. A creepy clown is terrorizing a Scottish town and is taunting local police to capture them in a game of cat and mouse because he “wants to play,” according ...

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 ...

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 ...

These clowns are not (all) funny. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I used to find the idea of “creepy clown horror movies” as a ...