People aren't born with a clown phobia, but they can certainly be genetically predispositioned to have an anxiety disorder. But a specific fear of clowns either comes because you had a traumatic ...

So just what is it about clowns that makes people hide under their seats? Phobia specialist Adam Cox shares a few theories about why we might find them scary. “Firstly, they are unnatural,” he ...

Are you terrified of clowns, snow, mirrors or Friday the 13th? Admittedly, these are unusual phobias, but they are more ...

A fear of clowns is known as coulrophobia, which unlike other phobias is completely justified, because clowns are evil. From Stephen King's It to the Joker to Robin Williams in Patch Adams ...

Unfortunately for James, when a clown unexpectedly squirted him in the face with water, it sparked a lifelong phobia. If a clown appeared on TV, he immediately switched channels and as an adult ...

“Interestingly, this percentage reporting an extreme fear of clowns is slightly higher than those reported for many other ...

With their distinctive, often unsettling, appearance – the stark white face, the garish colours, the ridiculously oversized footwear – clowns possess a peculiar power – the ability to simultaneously ...

They juggle, they mime, they twist balloons into fantastical creatures. Yet, beneath the layers of vibrant makeup and outlandish costumes, something else lurks. With their distinctive, often ...

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