Changing into a T-shirt and shorts, ... Creepy clown trend dates back to ’80s, but this time it’s different By . Dean Balsamini and Melkorka Licea. Published Oct. 9, 2016, 5:51 a.m. ET.

The scary clowns are here. For weeks, police all over the country have been receiving reports of creepy clowns, lurking in places that no clown should lurk. The New York Times has even covered the ...

A creepy clown, whose strange appearances have spooked a town and intrigued the world, ... Encouraged by his fame, Powell has started handing out branded Northampton Clown T-shirts and bags.

In another incident, a creepy clown allegedly tried to lure children into the woods near a residential area. And it seems the craze proved too much for a group of students at Penn State University ...

Nikki Sandoval, or Nikki Brown Clown, was Portland, Oregon's 2015 Clown of the Year and 2014 Entertainer of the Year. Updated October 14, 2016, 12:58 PM All clowns, even the professional ones, are ...