Evil Clown hired for stalking, threats and a pie in the face

[CptSternn]

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/821591-...ie-in-the-face

Dominic Deville stalks young victims for a week, sending chilling texts, making prank phone calls and setting traps in letterboxes.

He posts notes warning children they are being watched, telling them they will be attacked.

But Deville is not an escaped lunatic or some demonic monster.

He is a birthday treat, hired by mum and dad, and the ‘attack’ involves being splatted in the face with a cake.

‘The child feels more and more that it is being pursued,’ said Deville.

‘The clown’s one and only aim is to smash a cake into the face of his victim, when they least expect it, during the course of seven days.’

If the boy or girl manages to avoid the ‘hit’, they are given the cake as a birthday present. Well, that’s alright then.

The frightening fun can be stopped at any time, which is handy for parents who have second thoughts and don’t fancy the cost of child therapy.

Deville said: ‘The clown will never break into a residence or show up at work. ‘It’s all in fun and if, at any point, the kids get scared or their parents are concerned, we stop right there.

‘But most kids absolutely love being scared senseless.’

Deville set up his Evil Clown service in Lucerne, Switzerland, after being inspired by some of his favourite horror films – possibly including Stephen King’s It and Killer Klowns From Outer Space.

The idea is unlikely to be popular with sufferers of coulrophobia – the irrational (irrational?) fear of clowns.

But Stephen Vaughan, aka Zippo, of Clowns International, said scary clowns could be as funny as t h e i r r e d - n o s e d counterparts. ‘I think what Dominic is doing is a great idea,’ he added.

‘Bringing a little bit of life and laughter into kids’ lives is what we are all about.’

[Tam Li Hua]

O_o

Well, that's disturbed.

[CptSternn]

I know - who would do that to their own child? It's not the worst thing, but definitely would lead to therapy.

[Kalitrima]

I dunno, I'd find it pretty fun. Adrenaline rush and all. As long as I knew it was a clown or something, and not a creeper. Besides, I only leave the house. . . once a week or so, and I'm in the LCC library for most of it, so it'd just be free cake.

Then again, I'm not a little kid anymore. And I've never been afraid of clowns.

[Ben Lahnger]

Were you ever afraid of being stalked? This is creepy.

[Kalitrima]

. . . Not really. I can't think of anyone who would want to. So the threat just sort of doesn't exist in my mind. Besides, as I said, I rarely leave my house, and I keep the curtains closed. So have fun staring at a dark and closed-up house. I still hold to my 'free cake' idea.

Besides, I live in two different cities, since I started talking to my dad again. He divorced Diane, and he lives in a town about half an hour's drive from here. Campus is right in between, so he picks me up on Wednesdays, and I spend a few days with him. Any stalker would have to be devoted out of his mind to follow, and since it's a rural area, he'd be spotted pretty damn quickly. Besides, I have a few guns there. So really, I'm more scared of trees than I am of stalkers.

If I lived a 'normal' life? Fuck yeah, I'd be terrified.

[Ben Lahnger]

That's a lot of defensive explanation from a person who supposedly isn't afraid. And being holed up in your closed-curtain house makes you an ideal candidate in my opinion.

[Kalitrima]

Eh, didn't mean it to sound defensive. Just explaining my reasoning. Really, anything I say, add in a 'failing to be funny' factor of 24 and a 'can't shut up to save her life' factor of 97.3.

Ideal. . . candidate? Right, should I be expecting you soon? If so, give me a few days to convince my dad that I don't need to wait until I'm 21 to get the revolver my grandmother left me. . .

[Ben Lahnger]

Don't worry about it. If you're considering asking your dad for the revolver, my work here is done.

The creepiest thing about that story wasn't that it was a clown, but the stalking aspect.

[ape descendant]

Clowns make you sick...

[Kalitrima]

Well, your work was done before you posted, then. I have a few knives in my room, along with a quite sharp letter opener that I've actually stabbed myself with a few times (on accident, naturally). And I'm not too shabby at self-defense. And if I ever get money, I'm buying a sword. Both for collectible purposes, and for. . . well, what would you do if you saw a crazy chick wielding a sword and shrieking like a banshee? In my mind, a perfect burglar deterrent. Or anything-else-nasty deterrent. Maybe a morning star. . . or an axe. Hee. And if I did get the revolver, I probably wouldn't load it. Nor would I load the rifle. Or the shotgun. Or anything else she left me. That way, I could still intimidate with it, but if it was turned against me, I would still be just fine. Play scared, then smash their nose straight back into their skull.

. . . Being alone all the time does funny things to you. After a while, you've come up with (shoddy) plans for everything. And it's fun to toss 'em out to others, to see the flaws.

[vindicatedxjin]

I would hate my parents if they ever did something like that to me...I'm terrified of clowns.

[Ben Lahnger]

Originally Posted by Kalitrima

Well, your work was done before you posted, then. I have a few knives in my room, along with a quite sharp letter opener that I've actually stabbed myself with a few times (on accident, naturally). And I'm not too shabby at self-defense. And if I ever get money, I'm buying a sword. Both for collectible purposes, and for. . . well, what would you do if you saw a crazy chick wielding a sword and shrieking like a banshee? In my mind, a perfect burglar deterrent. Or anything-else-nasty deterrent. Maybe a morning star. . . or an axe. Hee. And if I did get the revolver, I probably wouldn't load it. Nor would I load the rifle. Or the shotgun. Or anything else she left me. That way, I could still intimidate with it, but if it was turned against me, I would still be just fine. Play scared, then smash their nose straight back into their skull.

. . . Being alone all the time does funny things to you. After a while, you've come up with (shoddy) plans for everything. And it's fun to toss 'em out to others, to see the flaws.

All of that makes me want to do a South Park imitation ... "Don't do drugs kids, mmmmm-kay?"

[Tam Li Hua]

Kali: The fact that it's a clown doing it makes it ten times creepier for me. I do NOT like clowns. I like them less than people suited up in furry costumes or dressed as Santa Claus.

I blame that Killer Clowns movie cited in the article.

[Saya]

I think the idea of it is absolutely hilarious, but in practice very very creepy.

[JCC]

Jesus, that's fucking crazy. I hate clowns too.

[Kalitrima]

Silly Ben, I don't do drugs. In fact, I don't do anything interesting. Trust me, being alone in a room with nothing but my thoughts is trippy enough.

Tam Li Hua, I have no doubt that I would think completely differently if I was scared of clowns, but I never have been. In fact, I may be one of the few people who's amused by clowns. Not laugh-out-loud amused, but quietly so. In fact, there's only one clown thing that scares me, and, er. . . best not to talk about that.

[Beneath the Shadows]

Are they hiring?

[Still Jack]

I don't think I'd be very pleasant after getting a cake to the face.

[Anarasha]

First off, the cake is a lie, this is common knowledge.
Second, clowns are fucking scary and should be forbidden by law. Stalking clowns are even worse.

[Saya]

Pfft, you guys are wimps. I love being a clown, and while I'm not going to run away to the circus I secretly lay in waiting for any opportunity, for fundraisers or whatever, to do a clown act.

If it makes you feel any better though, I went ahead and took care of him.

[Anarasha]

It's just something about clowns.
They scare me >_<
Some people are scared by spiders, some by toads, and I by those two and clowns <.<
So my worst nightmare has got to be a jumping clown with 8 legs.

[Razeal18]

Saya that clown pic IS EPIC!!! The only thing funnier than a clown stalking a child with a pie, is a clown bleeding after confrontation with an angry father. And to anyone still afraid of clown they are just closeted transvestites with a bad job, no dignity, and more often then not a drinking problem. Thus they are not scary they are just sad.

[Ben Lahnger]

Originally Posted by Still Jack

I don't think I'd be very pleasant after getting a cake to the face.

Hey, Jack, you've got to admit it would be better than mace to the face, eh?

[KontanKarite]

Where is your god now?!?!