BOSTON (Reuters) - Searches for selfies led to many bad decisions, an outbreak of creepy clown sightings chilled even horror maestro Stephen King, and a hard-fought campaign ended with the election of ...

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 ...

A creepy intruder in a “Pennywise’’ mask busted into a Tennessee garden center and swiped a saw blade — before being spooked by a sound over the store’s intercom and fleeing. The unidentified, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British police have issued warnings after a spate of creepy clown sightings across the country, mimicking a prank that began in the United States and has spread across the world.

Adam B pranks his little brother with a creepy IT clown. Massive bar raid in Arizona ends with 249 arrests: 'Underage ...

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 ...

Clown threats and sightings are sweeping the nation. — -- A creepy epidemic is sweeping the nation in the form of clown threats, clown sightings and even made-up clown encounters, further ...

Clown masks are displayed at the Fantasy Costumes HDQ. store Oct. 17, 2003, in Chicago. The creepy clown could be considered the mascot of the Halloween season, nearly as pervasive as the ...

I used to find the idea of “creepy clown horror movies” as a subgenre kind of odd because people in white makeup, big red noses, ridiculous wigs, and colorful baggy clothes never scared me as a child.