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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FARGO - When children meet her clown persona for the first time, Cynthia Sillers said they sometimes are afraid because they've never met her before and the makeup is strange to them.But that usually ...

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 ...

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, ...

The scary clown has become a horror staple. 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 ...

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, ...