A 39-year-old Monroe County man is charged with robbing a convenience store Oct. 13 while wearing a clown mask and brandishing a samurai sword, Pennsylvania State Police report. William Clancy ...

In addition to Clown’s creepy ... and drummer Joey Jordison opted for the blank stare of a Japanese Kabuki mask – inspired by a Halloween costume his mother once wore when he was a child.

Over time the theater masks have evolved and been adopted by others. Some artists draw clown faces on the masks with teardrops falling from their eyes — an image that, in addition to “Smile ...