The persona of the creepy clown really came into its own after serial killer John Wayne Gacy was captured. In the 1970s, Gacy appeared at children’s birthday parties as “Pogo the Clown” and ...

Scary 'Clowns' With Guns, Knives Terrorizing France. Clown craze sparks panic and at least 14 arrests. By ABC News. October 28, 2014, 11:26 AM. NaN:NaN.

A creepy clown is terrorizing a Scottish town and is taunting local police to capture them in a game of cat and mouse because he “wants to play,” according to Sky News.

Creepy Clowns Go Global. From Europe to Down Under, the sinister clown craze has communities the world over on edge and distinctly not amused.

Then, for several months in 2016, creepy clowns terrorized America. Reports emerged from at least 10 different states. In Florida, fiendish clowns were spotted lurking by the side of the road.

Then, for several months in 2016, creepy clowns terrorized America. Reports emerged from at least 10 different states. In Florida, fiendish clowns were spotted lurking by the side of the road.

The narrative of a killer clown is about anonymity in the worst sense — it calls to mind an unknown stranger, stripped of human identity and empathy behind a creepy mask. Don’t Blame the ...

Clown expert Benjamin Radford, spoke to PEOPLE and broke down the spate of clown "sightings" in 2016: Why they happened and what could happen next ...

Then, for several months in 2016, creepy clowns terrorized America. Reports emerged from at least 10 different states. In Florida, fiendish clowns were spotted lurking by the side of the road.

It started in August when people in Greenville County, S.C., reported seeing a creepy clown lurking near the woods. Others said the clown was trying to lure children in the woods by offering them ...