In 2014 , a couple of fed - up parents in southerly Florida paid Wrinkles the Clown to veil under their unruly daughter ’s bed . Wrinkles was to scare her so that they could spend the rest of her young life threatening to impart him back if she ever put another toe out of line .
The picture of the ruse went viral , and Wrinkles ’ popularity rocket . Before long , his voice mail was flooded with messages from other incense parent , prank calls from kids , and even ( hopefully joking ) requests from people who needed help dumping a body .
Now , Geek.comreports , Magnolia Pictures and Magnet Releasing have unveiled the rather terrifying trailer forWrinkles the Clown , a newdocumentaryabout the man behind the mask , which will debut on October 4 . The pic features audio recordings of messages left for Wrinkles , viral video recording sightings , reactions from locals and police force enforcement officials — and even an interview with Wrinkles himself .
According to a 2015profileinThe Washington Post , Wrinkles is in fact a divorced Rhode Island native and military veteran who ’s now around 70 years honest-to-goodness . He direct upprofessional clowningafter retiring to Florida and realizing he did n’t want to golf game , play shovelboard , or couch around a country club like so many of his fellow retired person .
“ I ’m just a good honest-to-god - fashioned clown , ” hetoldThe Washington Post . And byold - fashioned , he meansfrightening ; the nameless clown does n’t love baby , yell balloon beast “ stupid , ” and “ wants to bring scary back . ”
As the of late renewed interest group inPennywiseand the Joker have exhibit , people are much more interested in scary merry andrew than sunny ones , anyway . “ No one was take me when I was just a regular clown , ” Wrinkles says in the documentary lagger .
But coulrophobia ( the fear of buffoon ) has been around for much longsighted thanStephen Kingstories or comics — find out where it all beganhere .
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