Clowns are supposed to make people laugh, entertaining audiences with slapstick comedy, juggling or making balloon animals. But somewhere along the way, clowns went from cheery characters — often the ...

It’s been a rough few years for people who have a fear of clowns. In the wake of the ‘clown attack’ craze that reached a fever pitch in 2016, movies about creepy clowns have taken over the ...

Erick Murias leaned forward, gesturing with his hands as he tried to explain to a bunch of clowns that their job was serious business. It’s a trade that has an “ideological and technical basis,” he ...

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.

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 ...

For all the ways rodeo clowning and bullfighting have evolved, one thing that remains consistent is the risk. Injuries are ...

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 ...