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<\/p>\nA creepily dressed clown has filmed himself taunting authorities while wandering the streets of a quiet village in Scotland.<\/p>\n
The man, dressed in the outfit of Stephen King’s famous creation Pennywise, has been leaving red balloons around Skelmorlie in north Ayrshire.<\/p>\n
Pennywise was the fictional killer clown in King’s 1987 classic IT – memorably played by Tim Curry – who kills children roughly every 27 years in Derry, Maine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A\u00a0Facebook account for the Skelmorlie clown has been set up with the name Cole Deimos, claiming he ‘studied at Clown School’.<\/p>\n
In Greek mythology, Deimos is the personification of fear, with the name translating loosely as ‘dread’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Pennywise was the fictional killer clown in King’s 1987 classic IT – memorably played by Tim Curry – who kills children roughly every 27 years in Derry, Maine<\/p>\n
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The man, dressed in the outfit of Pennywise, has been leaving red balloons around Skelmorlie in north Ayrshire<\/p>\n
It appears the clown first started lurking around the village in 2021. His Facebook account shows images of him creeping on all fours over a bridge and staring intently at the screen while holding a red balloon.<\/p>\n
A new video uploaded on Thursday morning entitled ‘message to the media’ has what appears to be a man’s voice which has been heavily distorted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It mocks the police for their failure to identify him.<\/p>\n
‘Well, well, well, I’ve made the news again,’ he says. ‘Should I smile for the cameras with my “hideous” grin?’<\/p>\n
It is thought that the police are aware of his antics.<\/p>\n
He says: ‘The police have been informed, do you think that I care? They’d have to catch me first anyway – and yes, that’s a dare.<\/p>\n
‘They called me “killer clown”. Why don’t you leave the jokes to me. The only thing that’s dying is your credibility.’<\/p>\n