The evil clown has long lurked outside the big top in the scary-funny, the scary-bad, and the just plain scary. Writer Mark Dery believes that coulrophobia, or fear of clowns, is a reaction to the ...

America’s Clowns: The Shift From Funny to Scary. Clowns weren’t exported to America until the late 19th century, and they reached their heyday in the 1950s and 60s with beloved figures like ...

Especially, yes, clowns, scary and otherwise. And the word from the ASA is that the presence of a scary clown — or any other thing that scares you, personally — is probably not enough to get ...

Scary faces, big hearts: ... "In general, whether it's a typical circus clown or horror like we are, what makes the clown scary is the unknown," O'Hanley said.

Clowns seem to be having a moment right now in pop culture, and it’s not exactly for the best reasons. A rash of clown threats and hoaxes has been reported across the nation. Houston and Baytown ...

Scary clowns are the ‘It’ monster right now, but traditional clowns still abound ... who offer games, magic shows, face painting and balloon twisting while sharing their message of kindness.

If you look at clowns you tend to find that part of their face or feet are exaggerated, they have huge noses, scary mouths, huge elongated shoes, and wildfire hair. I also made reference to the ...

These Scary Clown Movies Will Haunt Your Dreams. Bria McNeal. July 18, 2024 at 2:12 PM. Copied; ... Do images of cheery jesters with white face paint and a red nose come to mind?

A scary clown at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's Howl-O-Scream's D.H. Baggum’s Circus of Fear haunted house. [ Busch Gardens Tampa Bay ] It’s the makeup ...

At clown school, budding bozos learn how to apply makeup without looking scary, how to paint faces, how to perform skits and how to spot and stay clear of coulrophobes — people who fear clowns ...

One of the breakout crowdpleasers of SXSW 2025 was "Clown in a Cornfield," Eli Craig's twisty slasher flick about a small Midwestern town that struggles to navigate life after the corn syrup ...