The mention of clowns in horror conjures up popular picks like Stephen King's iconic Pennywise and, more recently, Art the Clown. While these infamous figures are frightening, there are far more ...

Clown in a Cornfield introduces Frendo to the canon of cinema's scary clowns. (IFC Films/Everett Collection) ...

so it's no surprise that scary clowns are a near-permanent fixture in the world of horror cinema. From Pennywise in It and Art in Terrifier to this week's new slasher movie Clown in a Cornfield, you ...