bread lines and the Holocaust. Today, only rodeo clowns get a pass, and that’s because there’s always the possibility they’ll be gored/trampled by 3/4-ton of pissed-off bull. These other, more typical ...

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 ...

The new season of the FX series American Horror Story: Freak Show adds the homicidal Twisty to the canon of terrifying clowns. Professional clowns are not happy about it. We hear about the long ...

Clowns were comic relief from the thrills and chills of the daring circus acts, an anarchic presence that complimented the precision of the acrobats or horse riders. At the same time, their humor ...