If clowns are meant to bring us joy and make us laugh, then why do they appear in so many great horror movies as harbingers of fear and anguish? Whether these traditional symbols of comedy are used to ...

Which kids clown costumes are best? What most clowns have in common is that they wear outrageous costumes and elaborate makeup. The earliest clowns were called jesters, and they dressed up in flashy ...

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 ...

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They’re chaotic, they’re colorful, and they might just destroy you with a balloon animal. Clowns and jesters in video games walk a strange line between comic relief and unsettling menace. Some make us ...

The circus isn’t coming to town next week, but the clowns are. The Universal Clown Summit and Reunion, a four-day gathering of clowns and potential clowns from several countries to learn, grow and ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knoxville-based director, writer and actress has just wrapped her first full feature film, an uplifting comedy called “Best Clowns.” It’s about a clown competition like ...

Dozens of clowns descended on Expo ’74 for Clown Day. There were professional clowns, amateur clowns and lots of kids dressed up as clowns. As part of the festivities, a clown contest was held to pick ...

Performers include multi-award and Oscar winner Gordon Neill; Vancouver based artist Candy Roberts, and Madeleine Rowe,who brings what has been reviewed as "one of the best clown shows ever" fresh ...

For retired MSU researcher Linda Triemer, 74, her journey to becoming one of the world's best clowns started in a magic store in 1990 with a book on how to twist balloons. When Linda Triemer and her ...

Students introduced themselves by swiveling their pelvises to spell out their names. After which the others representing what the teacher called the “pooblic” in the audience responded in union with a ...

ANDERSON, Ind. — Indy Scream Park has opened its 16th season with a new addition, and people are raving about it. Indy Scream Park, located at 5211 S. New Columbus Road in Anderson, has been a staple ...