"What’s the matter, kid, don’t you like clowns?" snarls Sid Haig’s Captain Spaulding as he terrorizes a child in Rob Zombie’s grindhouse sequel The Devil’s Rejects. "Ain’t we fuckin’ funny?" It’s this ...

Clowns have been known for being more frightening than funny for the longest time in the horror genre. There is a reason why the fear of clowns has its own term, "coulrophobia." What was once a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Just the way he’s killed, and the reason why, is enough to explain why Harlequin Clown is at the ...

No one can quite agree on the origins of coulrophobia, the extreme or irrational fear of clown. Irrational feels a bit unfair, at least from a clinical standpoint. I’d wager it’s more irrational not ...