When you think of a clown, what do you picture? Do images of cheery jesters with white face paint and a red nose come to mind? Or do you see something different? How about straight-up nightmare fuel?

Coulrophobia, the fear of clowns, is considered to be one of the most common phobias. Approximately 10% of surveyed individuals report having severe coulrophobia, while an estimated 50% report some ...

Stott is the author of several articles on scary clowns and comedy, as well as The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi, a much-lauded 2009 biography of the famous comic pantomime player on the Regency ...

This week saw the opening of the film sequel to IT ("Chapter Two"). This is one of over 50 films to date rooted in individuals' fear of clowns, known as coulrophobia. Obviously this is not my ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some say that Stephen King's "It" made kids afraid of clowns, but they were terrifying people long before Pennywise came along.