When you think of a clown, what do you picture? Do images of cheery jesters with white face paint and a red nose come to mind? Or do you see something different? How about straight-up nightmare fuel?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clowns in American circuses were once considered a form of adult entertainment. ArtMarie/E+ via Getty Images The scary clown has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the breakout crowdpleasers of SXSW 2025 was “Clown in a Cornfield,” Eli Craig’s twisty slasher flick about a small ...

The horror film “Clown in a Cornfield” has a title that certainly delivers on its promise to ticket buyers: Yes, there is scary clown action in a cornfield. But as fans of Adam Cesare‘s hit 2020 YA ...

Mina the Hollower is filled with colorful NPCs that are worth talking to, but beware of Klumpy the Clown.

This week saw the opening of the film sequel to IT ("Chapter Two"). This is one of over 50 films to date rooted in individuals' fear of clowns, known as coulrophobia. Obviously this is not my ...

The new horror film, “The Candy House” is filming, and Caballero Casting even put out a casting call for clowns. Reel Talk: ...

Stott is the author of several articles on scary clowns and comedy, as well as The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi, a much-lauded 2009 biography of the famous comic pantomime player on the Regency ...

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 ...