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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 ...

It's 2pm on a gloomy Tuesday and I'm on my way to a clown's basement to view a collection of painted eggs. No, this is not the opening to a horror movie - just journalism in the name of International ...

Are you scared of clowns? You are not alone. Coulrophobia, or the fear of clowns, is a widely acknowledged phenomenon. Studies indicate this fear is present among both adults and children in many ...

Wearing a comically puffy blue dress, twisted pigtails, a big red schnozz and a mischievous grin bracketed with crimson greasepaint, Blondi the Clown bounds into the room clanging pots and pans, a ...

Warning: The following story may be upsetting to some people. That's because it's about clowns. Yes, clowns. Painted white faces, red lips, receding hairlines with tufts of wild hair, and — of course ...

As Stephen King's It hits theaters, a look at the roots of clown phobia Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has appeared in Women's ...

Hollywood has long exploited our deep ambivalence about clowns, and this fall’s film lineup is no different. Stephen King’s evil clown, Pennywise, will make his second screen appearance in two years ...

Guilford Adams makes children laugh. That’s been his job for nearly two decades. But that was before the novel coronavirus hit, changing not only his profession but his humor as well. On the first ...