British town is spooked by creepy clown

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The residents of a British town are being spooked by a creepy-looking clown which bears a resemblance to Pennywise from Stephen King's It.​

The figure has been spotted in full clown attire around Northampton - and one woman claimed he offered to paint her windowsills after knocking on her front door, despite having no equipment on him.​

There is no explanation for the appearances by the clown.​

The clown - who first appeared on Friday 13th - appears to have even set up a Facebook page, which now has more than 26,000 likes. He writes comments under pictures of himself, signed off with Pennywise’s catchphrase - ‘beep, beep’.​

Just clowning around or something more sinister? Town spooked by man dressed as terrifying character from Stephen King's It​





  • Mystery man dressed in full clown outfit spotted around Northampton
  • One woman claims he knocked on front door to paint her windowsills
  • Clown resembles demonic character played by Tim Curry in 1990 film
By Mark Duell



A man dressed as a clown bearing a striking resemblance to the notorious film monster Pennywise is spooking residents by posing late at night around a town and waving at passers-by.​

The figure has been spotted in full clown attire around Northampton - and one woman claimed he offered to paint her windowsills after knocking on her front door, despite having no equipment on him.​

There is no explanation for the appearances by the clown - who bears a striking resemblance to the demonic character played by British actor Tim Curry in the 1990 horror film Stephen King’s It. ​
Spooky: The figure has been spotted in full attire around Northampton - and one woman claimed he offered to paint her windowsills after knocking on her front door, despite having no equipment on him​

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Strange: There is no explanation for the appearances by the clown (left) - who bears a striking resemblance to the demonic character played by British actor Tim Curry (right) in the 1990 horror film Stephen King’s It

The clown appears to have even set up a Facebook page, which now has more than 26,000 likes. He writes comments under pictures of himself, signed off with Pennywise’s catchphrase - ‘beep, beep’.​

Since his first appearance last week - on Friday 13 September – he has sparked a raft of speculation among locals who fear he may be up to no good. Others have even threatened to attack him. ​

But the clown said on his Facebook page: ‘Too much hate, not enough love. No, I don't have a knife on me. That’s just stupid rumours spread by stupid people.

‘I'm also “not” on Twitter as it confuses the heck out of me. However, I might go for a jog around that pond in Abington Park later as I'm really unfit. See you around. Beep, beep!’

The clown has been spotted in several areas in the town, including in a shopping district at 11pm. He has also been snapped clutching a set of juggling clubs and even colourful balloons in one picture.​
Posing outside a pub: Since his first appearance last week - on Friday 13 September - he has sparked a raft of speculation among locals who fear he may be up to no good. Others have even threatened to attack him​


Whereabouts: The clown has been spotted in several locations, including in a shopping district at 11pm. He has also been snapped clutching a set of juggling clubs and even colourful balloons in one picture​

In a caption to the shopping district photograph, he wrote: ‘Beep, beep! Didn’t think I'd be seen tonight. Extremely quiet but there were a few of you who saw. See you all around.’​

Some Facebook users with coulrophobia - an abnormal fear of clowns - have pleaded with him to stop. Others said they are ‘freaked out’.​

Kelly Keen said: ‘You’ve been spotted - now get out of the clown suit and start acting like a grown-up that you supposedly are. ​

'Stop scaring people as some people do have real fears of clowns and you are terrorising them, despite what you may say.'​

And Korey Brown wrote: ‘I would probably mug you or seriously hurt you. No hard feelings bro(ther), but I’ve always wanted to hurt a clown.’​

However, others praised him for creating a talking point among locals. Jay Gould said: ‘Poor clown - just trying to liven up Northampton, and people threatening to hurt him.’​

 
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Maybe it's a Coventry City fan who's still a bit miffed that his skint football club has just moved out of Coventry after being there since it was formed in 1883 and is now based in Northampton 34 miles to the south east, having to share Sixfields Stadium with Northampton Town.
 
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It looks as though there may be a bit of jiggery pokery going on in Europe's largest town.....






Residents were on the streets in dressing gowns after rumours of the latest sighting of the Northampton Clown hit social media tonight.

A picture appeared on Twitter which appeared to show the clown on Gloucester Avenue.

The Herald's clown hunting squad, livetweeting on their Twitter accounts @annabelhowardhp and @nickbieberhp, were despatched to the area and found no trace of the clown although they did find householders outside joining the hunt.

However eagle eyed Twitter user @craigwest posted:


Daniel Owens @DanielOwens1979 Fair play to @AnnabelHowardhp who's out hunting for #northamptonclown - going the extra mile to get the story. Good old-fashioned reporting.

Craig West @craigwest @DanielOwens1979 @AnnabelHowardhp I think the Gloucester Ave photo is fake. It is photoshopped from an earlier photo. pic.twitter.com/XSYxDKOiJL



As the clown's Facebook page tops 46,000 likes, issues of authenticity are starting to creep into the Northampton Clown phenomenon. There is now an @Officialclown Twitter account despite the clown having denied using Twitter on the Facebook page.

It has also inspired a number of costumed responses:

jaz ✌@jazthevamps @phuongTW_ @lozzzieeeee it's ok because the clown catcher is on the case!!!pic.twitter.com/rTRg4zpFWz 10:35 PM - 16 Sep 2013




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The clown has spoken.....​

'I just wanted to amuse people': Northampton Clown denies trying to scare inhabitants of terrified town​



  • Some residents in the Northamptonshire town had been spooked by the figure's appearances
  • The clown says that he will still continue to appear despite threats of violence
  • The clown spoke to press but wants to keep his identity a secret

  • [*]A Facebook page chronicling his antics has attracted 125,000 likes
    [*]Family from Florida travelled to Northampton to try and spot the clown
By Steve Nolan
19 September 2013
Daily Mail​



The Northampton Clown, who spooked residents across his home town with a series of freaky night time appearances, has said that he never wanted to scare anyone with his antics.​

The figure, who made global headlines when he was spotted in full clown attire on Friday 13, has said that he 'just wanted to amuse people'.​

The Clown, who bears a frightening resemblance to movie monster Pennywise from Stephen King's It, has repeatedly been spotted around Northampton since his first appearance, sometimes carrying balloons, a teddy bear or just waving at passers by.​

But the bizarre sightings of the clown had unsettled some residents with some even threatening to attack the prankster if they came across him on Facebook.​

Yesterday, the clown - who wants to keep his identity a secret - told how he only wanted to make people smile.​

He told the Northampton Chronicle and Echo: 'Most people enjoy being a bit freaked out and then they can laugh about it afterwards.​

'It's like watching a horror movie, when people get scared they usually start laughing.​

'Naturally, some people would have been extremely frightened by what they saw, but I hope many are starting to see it as a bit of harmless fun.'​


Bizarre: Appearances of the clown, who was seen waving and holding balloons and a teddy bear, had left residents of the Northamptonshire town baffled ​

The mystery jester set up a Facebook page detailing his exploits which has attracted 125,000 likes from all over the globe.​

But some users with coulrophobia - an abnormal fear of clowns - had pleaded with him to stop. Others said they are ‘freaked out’.​


Clowning around: The clown has vowed to continue appearing in the town even though he says it is difficult to keep his identity a secret ​

Kelly Keen said: ‘You’ve been spotted - now get out of the clown suit and start acting like a grown-up that you supposedly are.​

'Stop scaring people as some people do have real fears of clowns and you are terrorising them, despite what you may say.'​

And Korey Brown wrote: ‘I would probably mug you or seriously hurt you. No hard feelings bro(ther), but I’ve always wanted to hurt a clown.’​

Some fans of the page started speculating that there was something more sinister behind his actions than clowning around after promising a 'big surprise' by the end of the week.​

He even attracted a rival in the form of a vigilante called Boris The Clown Catcher who vowed to trap him.​

His appearances have seen tourists from as far afield as America visit Northampton in a bid to spot the clown.​

Mother-of-three Felicity McDonald, 45, who lives in Northampton, said: 'It's the only thing anybody has been talking about in the entire town for the past week. ​

'My neighbour told me they had bumped into a family from Florida who had come on holiday and driven from London just to look for the clown because they are Stephen King fans.​

'Its unbelievable - it's really put our little town on the map.'​

But the clown spoke to the press 'due to all the negativity' surrounding his appearances.​

The clown has said that although keeping his identity secret is becoming a challenge, he will continue to appear in the town in his full clown regala and may even start a 'clown day'.​

Northamptonshire Police say no incidents of violence towards clowns had been reported to them so far. ​


Not trying to be sinister: The clown was threatened with violence by some Facebook users after he started appearing on Friday 13​

 
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