Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clowns in American circuses were once considered a form of adult entertainment. ArtMarie/E+ via Getty Images The scary clown has ...

At the beginning of the 1988 film “Big Top Pee-wee,” the circus blows into town — literally, thanks to a wind-whipping storm — and lands on none other than Pee-wee Herman’s farm. Pee-wee (Paul Reubens ...

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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 ...

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