Stephen King knew their spook potential. So do the creators of “American Horror Story.” In high school, my best friend was truly afraid of them. Not all are scary, but clowns can have that effect on ...

LAGRANGE, Ga. — Don’t be fooled by the curly wig, the wide smile or the oversized shoes. Clowns are on the loose in at least one Georgia city. And authorities say they are spreading fear, not cheer.

FARGO - When children meet her clown persona for the first time, Cynthia Sillers said they sometimes are afraid because they've never met her before and the makeup is strange to them.But that usually ...

Three years ago this past August, a photo of a sinister-looking clown holding black and white balloons popped up in Green Bay, Wis. A promotional picture of “Gags” started a firestorm of clown fear ...

Who doesn’t like doughnuts? April Warnecke, for one — at least not when they are delivered by a scary clown while she is on the air. Warnecke is a meteorologist for "Good Morning Arizona" on Channel 3 ...

This week, dozens of clowns descended on Orlando, Florida for the 40th annual World Clown Association convention. But these aren't your scary clowns, the ones you might know from scary movies like "It ...