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 ...

‘They contrast the innocence of childhood ... with a more macabre underbelly’ Harmless or horrifying, much like Halloween itself, clowns can be both depending on your perspective. Across the nation, ...

LYNNWOOD — At most jobs, people get in trouble for goofing around, but that’s how Bruce Johnson makes his living. For decades, he dazzled crowds at traveling circuses and amusement parks as “Charlie ...

If you’re in Seattle Friday, prepare for some funny business: the Seafair clowns are back! The group will take over the city on Friday with their sirens blaring and klaxons sounding. If you’d like to ...

Clowns are theoretically supposed to be fun and whimsical, but somewhere along the way, they also became scary as hell—just like Pennywise from It. Where did it all go wrong? As it turns out, they’ve ...

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