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In times gone by when I was a nipper, I remember the old crappy plastic chewbacca costume I used to own. How I'd run around the place pretending to be the famous wookie co pilot of the millenium falcon, I was nuts about Star Wars. As luck would have it, I'm still a fan today.… Continue reading Fan Vs Fan, Tales of Star Wars fandom and extended universes…
Here's something I never thought I'd be revisting, but once again I'm back with more new Clown News, a feature that has been rather popular here on the Grinning Skull blog. Ok, so I thought as many did, that the clown craze was just a fad that had died out, but I was wrong.… Continue reading Clown News: Creepy Staten Island clown, Manchester and Cambridge Clowns also on the loose!!
Following on from this weeks finale in The Walking Dead, what with their suspected terminus cannibal types, I thought I'd take it upon myself to guide you to a few choice real world tales of flesh munchers and cadavers. On the theme of people eaters, that being cannibals to me and you, firstly I want… Continue reading Cannibals and Corpses (No, it’s not a Roleplaying game, or a band. It’s real!)
http://youtu.be/FsgVV8tdFJs It's been a while since I shared a classic horror movie with you, and I thought I'd make it relevant. Clownhouse. The story follows Casey (Nathan Forrest Winters), a normal boy whose life is constantly influenced by his intense fear of clowns. His two older brothers, Geoffrey (Brian McHugh) and Randy (Sam Rockwell), are mostly… Continue reading Classic Horror: Clownhouse. (1989)
Police quell fears over Doncaster spooky clown ‘sightings’ - The Star. In this article from the Star newspaper (and online) which states the Safer neighbourhoods team say: “We are aware that there are a number of reports circulating on social media of a clown being seen on the streets of South Yorkshire.“There have been no… Continue reading CLOWN NEWS: South Yorkshire Police speak out about recent clown sightings
Northampton clown says he is 'glad' to have inspired Mansfield clown as speculation continues | Nottingham Post. So, i think we've worked out something about the mysterious clown in this picture. This is the Rainworth Clown, the clown pretender to that of the Northampton clown's place as hot property. You'll see in the above article… Continue reading CLOWN NEWS: Mansfield Clown identified as the Rainworth clown, could be circus hoax?
Is this mystery creep, really the now infamous Doncaster clown? Many thanks to Maz and Brett for pointing me in the way of this video, posted recently on facebook. It was taken in the Rossington area, near the Hare & Tortoise pub, and quite clearly shows a very evil looking figure, which looks at first… Continue reading CLOWN NEWS: VIDEO: Is this the Doncaster Clown? Plus more sightings and round up.
You might have thought that since the Northampton clown had been unmasked (Student filmmaker Alex Powell was revealed as the infamous clown and has since admitted it was him behind the stunt) that clown mania would have peatered out, but no, it has not the case. Following on from the Carrick fergus clown, it looks… Continue reading CLOWN NEWS: Copycat Clowns on the increase, Chesterfield, Mansfield, and Doncaster bag their own clowns!
In an even more weird twist of events, it would seem our friend the Northampton Clown (Thanks for the favourited tweet, by the way!) has got himself a copycat, but this "killer clown" and his assistant gimp has come undone by the long arm of the law! That's right Carrickfergus in Northern ireland has it's… Continue reading Northampton clown News: Carrickfergus copycat ‘killer clown’ turns himself into Police!
So, an update with the bizarre Northampton clown. It would seem our creepy fiend wants to gain even more noteriety than just being Northamptons unsung hero/villain, by taking over the UK. Now available are T-shirts and merchandise featuring the IT lookalike, in an attempt to fund the clowns travel of the country and appearances. Some… Continue reading Northampton Clown News: Could the clown be coming to a Town near you?
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