Clown expert Benjamin Radford, spoke to PEOPLE and broke down the spate of clown "sightings" in 2016: Why they happened and what could happen next ...

There are several ways in which kids and teenagers may be experiencing the phenomenon of the scary clown "sightings" in ways that are unique to them Adam Carlson is the senior editor for human ...

When the clowns began to surface, many guessed they might be part of a guerrilla marketing campaign for a horror movie. Now, after a summer of sightings, several clown-related threats, robberies ...

And clowns have also reportedly appeared in Jacksonville, Florida, popping up on security footage. The World Clown Association says such spooky sightings are giving clowns a bad rap.

Reports of clown sightings across the country, now in the dozens, have continued unabated since clowns were first spotted in Greenville, South Carolina, in August.

There has been a wave of spooky clown sightings across the country. This week the apparent copycat clown trend arrived in Pennsylvania. But why are people dressing as spooky clowns and others ...

Some clowns have even been arrested for making threats to children and adults.A website keeping track of the sightings say that the scary clowns have been spotted in over 25 states.Debi Saylor ...

Clown sightings have been in the news in the U.S. and around the world over the last few years. In 2014, multiple creepy clown sightings were reported in several cities across the country ...

According to a timeline from the International Business Times, one of the first clown sightings took place on Aug. 1 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, when a clown was seen walking with black balloons.

News conference on clown sightings in Greenville. Police don’t know if it’s connected to the upcoming movie "31" or if someone is “Somewhat politely terrorizing” the community.

GREENVILLE, S.C. --- Sightings of strange clowns trying to lure children into the woods near a Greenville apartment complex are being taken seriously, but so far there are no confirmed sightings ...