Expert Benjamin Radford spoke to PEOPLE and broke down the spate of clown "sightings" in 2016: Why they happened and what could happen next For those who were worried about the repeated reports of ...

When the clowns began to surface, many guessed they might be part of a guerrilla marketing campaign for a horror movie. Now, after a summer of sightings, several clown-related threats, robberies and ...

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. – There’s a man-made trail winding through the woods near the Fleetwood Manor Apartments, leading to an abandoned home on the edge of a pond. Children say clowns live there.

The World Clown Association is fighting back. “Whoever is doing this is not a clown,” WCA president Randy Christensen said about the growing hysteria over the so-called creepy clowns. “A person ...

They all weren’t on pitch. But at least they weren’t creepy. "We are the clowns!" a chorus line of balloon-pantsed performers sang at the start of an exuberant mid-morning gig at a Gwinnett County ...

Social media has helped fan the fire of America's clown hysteria, experts say. — -- A creepy clown craze has taken America by storm in recent months, but it’s not the first time a wave of clown ...

Clowns are supposed to bring laughter, but the emotions they evoke are often anything but pleasant. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

This may be your worst nightmare: Reports are emerging from multiple states of alarming interactions with people in clown clothing. First, residents of Greenville, S.C., reported last month that ...

I willingly joined a clown cult led by a serial killer named Carnage in an abandoned circus prop warehouse and had the time of my life scaring visitors out of their minds as they walked through the ...

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 ...