Polygon's annual Halloween Countdown is a 31-day run of short recommendations of the best horror movies, shows, TV episodes, ...

Littered with references to some of the greatest scary stories ever told, this film is a proper induction into the cinematic ...

The new season of the FX series American Horror Story: Freak Show adds the homicidal Twisty to the canon of terrifying clowns. Professional clowns are not happy about it. We hear about the long ...

HBO's prequel series gives a background story to Pennywise, the deadly clown that feeds on children's fears, while exploring themes of racism in 1960s Maine.

It’s been nearly a decade since an outbreak of clown sightings frightened people, first in the U.S. and then later across the globe. A clown in the right context isn’t necessarily scary, but a random ...