This week, dozens of clowns descended on Orlando, Florida for the 40th annual World Clown Association convention. But these aren't your scary clowns, the ones you might know from scary movies like "It ...

Several things of note about creepy clowns: 1. I blame Tim Curry. The great British actor best known as the sweet transvestite from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" also is well known for playing ...

Local clowns say they just can't understand the spate of creepy-clown threats, sightings and false reports that have gripped social media and are driving people bonkers. Since August, people in ...

This next story falls under the category of funny-not-funny. If there are school-age children at your house, you've probably gotten wind of stories involving creepy clowns. In some two dozen states, ...

It was 2 p.m. on a Wednesday, and 5-year-old Tristan Pope was learning that TV shows aren't necessarily shot in order, while clown Ray Wold was getting a reminder about the honesty of children.

Once upon a time, clowns in movies and television were kid-friendly and loveable. Well things have changed. Photo: Getty Images. Once upon a time, clowns were kid-friendly and lovable, though they ...

‘They contrast the innocence of childhood ... with a more macabre underbelly’ Harmless or horrifying, much like Halloween itself, clowns can be both depending on your perspective. Across the nation, ...

Clowns are theoretically supposed to be fun and whimsical, but somewhere along the way, they also became scary as hell—just like Pennywise from It. Where did it all go wrong? As it turns out, they’ve ...

In many ways 2016 has been an anxiety-filled year for Americans. The presidential election has some people so stressed that the American Psychological Association recently published tips to cope with ...

They were mostly eerie fun and games, then they started spreading real fear, and people started getting hurt. The phenomena — that's people dressed like clowns and menacing others, and hoaxers calling ...