Villagers scared after clown had stalking in village streets

 A clown who has reportedly been stalking the streets of a Scottish village has issued a message to the media and dared the police to trap them.

The man or woman, wearing a Pennywise-style outfit, has allegedly been leaving red balloons around Skelmorlie in North Ayrshire.

pics and films of the clown posing round darkened streets have also reportedly been uploaded and then deleted from social media.

A fb account for the Skelmorlie clown has been installation with the name Cole Deimos.

In response to news reports that that they had left locals "terrified", the clown uploaded a "message to the media" during the early hours of Thursday morning.

within the rhyming video, they said: "properly, well, properly, i've made the news once more.

"must I smile for the cameras with my 'hideous' grin?"

The fb profile says the character "studied at Clown college" and lives in Skelmorlie.

In response to a neighborhood who said the clown had deleted previous posts because they had been "getting an excessive amount of warmness", they said: "What a silly aspect to mention."

Pennywise the Dancing Clown is the primary antagonist in Stephen King's It.

The person stalks the streets of Derry in Maine, where he kills children roughly each 27 years.

The 1986 horror novel was made right into a two-component mini-series in 1990 with Tim Curry in the function. invoice Skarsgard then performed the villain within the Hollywood variations in 2017 and 2019.

Police Scotland changed into stated to be privy to the clown's posts, but while contacted by means of Sky news a force spokesperson stated: "Police have no longer obtained any reviews."

The clown, who reputedly first regarded in the village in 2021, said: "Do you think that I care? they'd should trap me first anyway - and yes, it's a dare.

"They called me 'killer clown'. Why don't you go away the jokes to me. The handiest aspect it really is dying is your credibility."

Calling out the journalists who have blanketed the story, the clown brought: "This clown does not need fame, glory or gold.

"He just wants to play in this so-referred to as 'sleepy town'. So, come and join in and learn how to fear the Skelmorlie clown."

In response to the video, one fb person wrote: "Out of all of the clowns on this village he's the first-rate."

any other delivered: "awesome! adore it every yr! Please don't stop!"

any other man or woman additionally advised the clown to "never stop", adding: "We were out the alternative night time in Skelmorlie hoping to come across you."