David Carlyon, author, playwright and a former clown with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in the 1970s, argues that the fear of clowns — known officially as coulrophobia — is a ...

“Stephen King didn’t invent the evil clown. That was long before his time. But what he did was turn the coin over, if you will,” Radford said.

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 ...

Besides Pennywise, Butler said the "evil clown" costume and mask categories in general continue to be strong sellers for Halloween Express since 2016. "In fact, sales of this genre are up 21 ...

The It and Terrifier movies will scratch that clown horror itch, but there are so many underrated horror movies with clowns that are just as scary and perhaps even a little silly. When looking for ...

But despite the chance that donning a creepy clown costume could put people on edge, evil clown costume sales are up 300%, as the costume chain Halloween Express recently told Eye Opener TV.

Radford traces bad clowns all the way to ancient Greece and connects them to court jesters and the Harlequin figure. He notes that Punch, an evil puppet who frequently smacks his partner Judy with ...

David Carlyon, author, playwright and a former clown with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in the 1970s, argues that the fear of clowns — known officially as coulrophobia — is a ...