Justin Moritz, a professionally trained clown, weighs in on the clown horror subgenre and why these figures are so terrifying to the public.

Although Donald Trump’s detractors often dismiss him as a clown, a real-life clown is crying foul at that description — no joke. In a new op-ed for The Washington Post titled, “Donald Trump is not a ...

Local professional clowns say their job is to make people happy — especially children — rather than scaring them like the recent tales of terrifying clowns prowling neighborhoods around the ...

Police around Western Washington say they're being run ragged checking on reports of menacing-looking clowns.

NEW YORK -- Send in the frowns. This year's nationwide creepy clown craze has become a nightmare before Halloween for actual, working clowns, who say their bookings at parties and other events ...

In light of a recent rash of "creepy clown" sightings and incidents across the country, some working clowns say the controversy is negatively affecting their business.

Clowns’ unpredictable behaviour makes us uncomfortable. Fear of clowns has been learned from family members. Negative portrayals of clowns in popular culture. A frightening experience with a clown.

“As a garrulous retired professional circus clown I cannot help sharing the briefest of memories with you of the real clown car. The one I was stuffed, crammed, and pummeled into at Ringling ...

Yes, this is a surreal political circus, but please, please, don't you dare blame the real clowns. Brian Howey is senior writer and columnist for Howey Politics Indiana/State Affairs.

On Becoming A Real Clown Even though society is vehemently anti-clown, I have met diverse individuals from varied backgrounds, career paths, and walks of life who have found themselves drawn to ...