In a new episode of “The Origin of Everything” from PBS, host Danielle Bainbridge breaks down just why clowns are so terrifying. And, no, Stephen King isn’t to blame. In the video above, you can watch ...

Who hasn’t been scared by a clown at some point? For me, it was at age 4, when some well-meaning family friend took me to a parade in Fredonia, N.Y. As I sat on the ...

A Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 player turned the entire city of Kuttenberg into clowns by exploiting NPC behavior. They ...

A clown who kills a former drug lord at a children’s party cannot be a true jester, argue clown leaders seeking to defend their profession at a convention in Mexico City. Clown leader Tomas Morales — ...

Christ the clown. Jesus the jester. Do these artistic images make you smile or scowl? Using a clown as Christ’s graphic image invites negative reactions. Some listeners find repugnant this identity of ...

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 ...

Upon approach, all seems deceptively calm. Eerily restful. Dare I say … normal. Yet as I enter the forlorn and frightening hallways of Madame Marie’s Massacre Manor — one of several ...