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 ...

PHILLIPSBURG, New Jersey (WABC) -- The clown sightings sweeping the country have now hit New Jersey. But police say they still haven't found any circus performers connected to the spooky sightings.

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 ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Target is responding to the recent creepy clown sightings across the country with a big change ahead of Halloween. The company is pulling all clown masks off its shelves. Target ...

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 ...

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, ...