The scary clown has become a horror staple. Featuring Art the Clown as the main villain, Damien Leone’s new film “Terrifier 2” is so gruesome that there are reports of viewers vomiting and passing out ...

*Editor’s Note: Billy “Bloody Bill” Pon is the writer/director of the extreme clown-themed horror flick Circus of the Dead. Last week, we announced that Dread would be re-releasing Circus of the Dead ...

Aya Tsintziras is a freelance writer who writes about TV, movies, and has a particular interest in the horror genre. She has a Political Science degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of ...

The circus, with its built-in otherworldliness, is an ideal setting for fantasy, horror and science-fiction novels. Authors have been capitalizing on it for years. Stephen King terrified a whole ...

The creepy clown could be considered the mascot of the Halloween season, nearly as pervasive as the jack-o-lantern and far more unnerving. October’s favorite figure has been particularly active this ...

Sure, circus clowns give people the creeps. But this circus has more than just clowns to make people scream in their seats. When "Paranormal Cirque" opens in south Fort Myers on Jan. 20, you’ll find ...

Featuring Art the Clown as the main villain, Damien Leone’s new film “Terrifier 2” is so gruesome that there are reports of viewers vomiting and passing out in the theater. And every Halloween, you’ll ...

These shows were rowdy affairs in which audiences felt free to yell, boo and hiss at performers. Typically, clowns would engage in banter with the stoic ringmaster, who was often the target for the ...

Clowns in the 19th century were often sinister, vulgar characters. Library of Congress Clowns played a part in the circus’ seedy reputation. Showman P.T. Barnum noted that part of the appeal of the ...