Pennywise legend the real story behind it the clown chapter. Explaining the urban legend of the clown statue liveabout. The urban legend of the clown statue falls into the scary category and has been making the internet rounds for at least a decade. It is the title character in stephen kings 1986 horror novel it. And even though this tale has never been proven real, stories of killer clowns are based in fact. The character is an ancient cosmic evil which preys upon the children of derry, maine, roughly every 27 years, using a variety of powers that include the ability to shapeshift, manipulate, and go unnoticed by adults. As the panic about evil clowns continues to build, fiona macdonald finds that the dark side of the modern circus entertainer goes back to ancient rome. Legendary rodeo clown lecile harris dead at 83 abc news. During the course of the story, it primarily appears in the form of pennywise the dancing clown. Wlbt mississippi fair commission officials have announced that legendary rodeo clown lecile harris has died shortly after the final performance of the 55th annual dixie national. He would travel all over the united states to find unique. It, more commonly known as pennywise the dancing clown, is the main antagonist of the stephen king novel it and film of the same name. How it 2 trailer is rewriting pennywises origin story hollywood.
Its evil monster pennywise only takes the form of a clown. All seems well except that theres something unsettling about grandmas clown doll in the corner. Pennywise the monster clowns origin explained screen rant. Legendary rodeo clown lecile harris dead at 83 a legendary rodeo clown who spent decades performing has died. For those of you who dont remember, bungles the clown is a legend here at news now. Chapter 2, lets break down the facts about pennywise the dancing clown the infamous it from the stephen.
Chapter 2 is very anticipated and pennywise will return with the upcoming trailer this thursday. A clown performer and his future brother inlaw create a web sensation by dressing up as the infamous wasco clown and posting pictures on social media. The clown basically is a wicked man who lives in a secluded cave near a remote village, during the winter he kidnaps children and. A trip inside the deep metaphysical mysteries of stephen kings monstrous clown. It all began in 1959, the day wvec switched to channel. Pennywise legend the true story behind it the clown video. On october 9, 1991, wfld tv ran a 30second news spot saying that police were treating homey the clown as. Bbc culture a surprising history of the creepy clown.
The legend stated that it was the origin for the look of the clown itselfwith its bloody red nose blistered from the cold, its pale snowlike completion with no sunlight, a horn on its head resembling a funny party hat, and large feet that inspired the size and shape for clown boots. My name is michael hewison i grew up in prince albert saskatchewan. In the novel, it is a shapeshifting monster who usually takes the form of pennywise the dancing clown, originating in a void containing and surrounding the. The new it 2017 is hitting theaters this year it stars bill skarsgard and tells the story of the losers club who is fighting an evil demonic monster, also known as pennywise the dancing clown.
The circus fans association of america named desanto, who has run the clown museum and research center in baraboo for 10 years, a circus legend in. But, the film makes clear, it sometimes written as it isnt just a clown. Desanto of baraboo clown hall of fame named circus legend. This video contains scenes that some viewers may find disturbing. The legend of the dark clown, somerville, massachusetts. In the spring of 2004, we began picking up versions of the story quoted below, in which babysitter mistakes a knifewielding intruder hiding in the house shes watching for a clown statue. The legend of the dark clown chronicles the transformation and rise of a simple birthday clown into a sinister, murderous super. A story of a babysitter and an eerie statue that turns out to be more than a decoration. After hearing one too many appeals to the legend of the clown mass from one too many reactionaries fondling that bogeyman as an excuse for poisoning the body of christ with malice toward good and. It doesnt help that there are a lot of horror movies that have killer clowns in them. Wjtv legendary rodeo clown lecile harris passed away shortly after the final performance of the 55th annual dixie national. After meeting his new future brotherinlaw, our main character, after now hearing an old legend, involving the town they live in, wasco, decides to poke fun at the said legend, by taking pictures of himself, dressed as one of the three clown killers from the legend only to resurrect said clowns, of which cursed the town, and swore their revenge.
Chapter two trailer that suggest the film will reveal more about the demonic clown than stephen kings novel. After hearing one too many appeals to the legend of the clown mass from one too many reactionaries fondling that bogeyman as an excuse for poisoning. Check out this awesome video discussing the true story behind stephen kings it character pennywise the clown. The legend of the clown prince once upon a time in a land called rosaria there lived a boy named angel who wanted to be a clown. Two young siblings watch cartoons while they wait for their grandparents to return home.
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