MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: This next story falls under the category of funny-not-funny. If there are school-age children at your house, you've probably gotten wind of stories involving creepy clowns.

Thanks to the creepy mask Wal-Mart removed from its stores, coulrophobia — the fear of clowns — is in vogue this Halloween. What was once a symbol of silly circus fun has been turned into one ...

The unsettling and bizarre surge in "killer clown" sightings across the U.S. is either a terrifying trend or a sure sign of the coming clownpocalypse — and both are bad options. But it's getting ...

Scare factor: 4. Twisty’s missing lower jaw gets a 4 all by itself. Ally’s supermarket duel with killer clowns — she grabs a bottle of rosé in self-defense — is more funny than scary ...

Matthew Gray Gubler‘s dream of clowning around finally came true — even if it threatens to put a brief dent in the Coulrophobics 18-49 demo. For this Wednesday’s episode of Criminal Minds ...