The scary clown has become a horror staple. Featuring Art the Clown as the main villain, Damien Leone’s film “Terrifier 2” is so gruesome that there are reports of viewers vomiting and passing out in ...

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 ...

Films , TV shows and stories, including the current hits “It” and “American Horror Story,” have long imagined a dark side to circuses and side shows. No surprise then that they’re a theme for ...

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 ...

In my own research on the history of the 19th-century circus, I spend a lot of time in archives where I regularly come across vintage photos of clowns. Now, I don’t consider myself afraid of clowns.

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

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 ...