‘Death’ clowns stalk southern California

THIS is straight out of your worst nightmare. Sinister clowns, their faces emanating pure evil, are haunting southern California. Locals are terrified.

SINISTER clowns, their faces emanating pure evil, are haunting southern California, LAist reports.

It all started in the city of Wasco.

“The Wasco Clown has been terrorising (or delighting) our neighbours to the north in Kern County by wandering around late at night since October 1.

Look what’s behind you!

“He’s even got his own Instagram account, where he can be seen prancing around with a fistful of balloons.”

He's really into the Halloween spirit going around tryin to freak out ppl..it's working, he's here😨#scary#wascoclown pic.twitter.com/i1naaIdGzl

— Susana Cervantes (@susy_ceRva87) October 7, 2014

A different clown marauds horribly in nearby Delano.

It rocketed to urban legend status when a boy claimed he was chased by the clown, who had an axe.

Haha I have to admit this Wasco Clown is freakin genius. pic.twitter.com/KHPhQDSNPO

— Sol⚡️ (@ThisSolHasSet_) October 7, 2014

To paraphrase the Beach Boys, “I wish [we weren’t all going to be stabbed to death in our beds by] California [ghost clowns].”

Travellers be warned, if you’re planning a trip over to Cali soon, be on the lookout!

This article was written by Ben Mathis-Lilley from Slate and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.