Stephen King’s 1986 horror novel It featured a killer clown, Pennywise, played by Tim Curry (pictured) in a TV adaptation (Credit: Alamy) Yet it’s a strand of popular culture that extends back ...

Scientists figure out the origin of our fear of clowns. Skip to main content. Scientific American. March 7, 2023. ... Photo 12/Alamy Stock Photo. Are you scared of clowns? You are not alone.

Tim Curry as Pennywise the clown in the 1990 ABC miniseries, It. FlixPix/Alamy. In contrast, negative portrayals of clowns in popular culture was a much stronger contributing factor towards ...

Clown phobias are usually set up in childhood Credit: Alamy What is coulrophobia? Coulrophobia is a persistent fear of clowns, where individuals may feel “shaken or traumatised” at the thought ...

As David Kiser, director of talent for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, told Smithsonian Magazine in 2013, even going back to ancient times, clowns have always had a dark side. “In one ...

Halloween has come early this year as the creepy clown craze fans out across the country, with one town after another reporting strange sightings of the costumed figures. It started in August, when… ...

Stephen King’s 1986 horror novel It featured a killer clown, Pennywise, played by Tim Curry (pictured) in a TV adaptation (Credit: Alamy) Yet it’s a strand of popular culture that extends back ...