“Has anybody come to this before?” Ryan Solistad, our guide for the evening, asks shortly before we enter the woods. Nobody raises a hand. “Okay,” Solistad says, “some things to know. First: the ...

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 ...

Clowns have been known for being more frightening than funny for the longest time in the horror genre. There is a reason why the fear of clowns has its own term, "coulrophobia." What was once a ...

Among the many ghosts and ghouls in the horror genre, one of the most terrifying tropes has to be the killer clown. These scary figures are likely popular for the same reason that mascot horror has ...

Social media has helped fan the fire of America's clown hysteria, experts say. — -- A creepy clown craze has taken America by storm in recent months, but it’s not the first time a wave of clown ...

Behind their face paint, creepy clowns reveal our deepest fears about who we can trust. When did clowns—the characters who filled our childhoods with juggling and balloons—become so creepy? For ...

The creepy clown could be considered the mascot of the Halloween season, nearly as pervasive as the jack-o-lantern and far more unnerving. October’s favorite figure has been particularly active this ...

For 15 years, psychology professor Philip John Tyson has been teaching classes on phobias. At the start of every semester, he asks his students the same question: What are you afraid of? Students ...

Clown threats and sightings are sweeping the nation. — -- A creepy epidemic is sweeping the nation in the form of clown threats, clown sightings and even made-up clown encounters, further ...

Something sinister is lurking in the brush around the Shemwood Crossing Apartments in Greenville, South Carolina. Children there have reported clowns trying to entice them into the woods in order to ...

Clown masks are displayed at the Fantasy Costumes HDQ. store Oct. 17, 2003, in Chicago. The creepy clown could be considered the mascot of the Halloween season, nearly as pervasive as the ...