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 ...

While some fears, like of heights or spiders, are quite common, others are much more unusual and can even seem downright ...

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 ...

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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 ...