Pennywise could make you jump at the cinema, for example, but a phobia of clowns might cause intense fear and distress at just the sight of one. According to the NHS, phobias might not have one ...

Hi my name is Dr ... 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 ...

The clinical names ... is fear of the colour yellow, while porphyrophobia is brought on by purple. Coulrophobia is common, even if the word itself is not: it's fear of clowns.

And despite their supposed mission to spread joy and laughter, the very existence of coulrophobia – the fear of clowns – speaks volumes. This isn't a rare or obscure phobia; it's surprisingly ...

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

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 ...