Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the breakout crowdpleasers of SXSW 2025 was “Clown in a Cornfield,” Eli Craig’s twisty slasher flick about a small ...

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?

Is there anything as dependable as the slasher formula? It waxes, wanes and winks its way through cultural cycles but it endures; malleable yet sturdy, high or lowbrow (usually low), requiring just a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you were walking along a city street and saw a creepy-looking clown lurking ominously you'd probably feel scared. Several major ...

Are you afraid of clowns? If so, then you may want to stay away from Royal Street in the French Quarter.

I told the BBC that clowns tend to be scary because of their exaggerated looks and evil representation in films. Obviously, the vast majority of individuals are not scared of clowns in a day-to-day ...

Coulrophobia - an abnormal fear of clowns - is not often diagnosed, but anecdotally, is pretty widespread. Kids are easily terrified by the grotesque face paint and garish costumes, and those fears ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. When Clown in a Cornfield director Eli Craig first heard the title for what his next movie ...

The "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil" director tells IndieWire about his new film, the socially-conscious slasher "Clown in a Cornfield." Adapted from Adam Cesare’s novel of the same name, the film brings ...

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 ...