While lectures were invariably interrupted by clucking rubber chickens, honking horns, and guffaws, the gathering is no laughing matter.

The sun set on the Indianapolis Clowns in 1989, but they're returning with an entertaining spin on America's past time. Here's what to know ...

Those funny umbrellas came in handy during this parade.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you were walking along a city street and saw a creepy-looking clown lurking ominously you'd probably feel scared. Several major ...

As Stephen King's It hits theaters, a look at the roots of clown phobia Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has appeared in Women's ...

Though attendees walk the halls in makeup and really big shoes with propellers on them, the World Clown Association convention in Orlando, Florida isn’t much different than most conventions.

Does anyone really like clowns? Though Coulrophobia — or an extreme fear of clowns — is highly-disputed in the academic realm, many people would admit that clowns totally freak them out. With National ...

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 ...

New York • His nose was round and bright red, his face as white as a sheet. His mouth was surrounded by an exaggerated smear of red makeup and his arched eyebrows hung ridiculously high on his ...

Lots of people are creeped out at the site of clown, whether it's at the circus or creeping around in the woods at night. Movies like Stephen King's "It" and the new season of "American Horror Story" ...

Warning: The following story may be upsetting to some people. That's because it's about clowns. Yes, clowns. Painted white faces, red lips, receding hairlines with tufts of wild hair, and — of course ...