Cocaine Princess here.
When I was little I loved (and still do) watching horror movies. Thanks to sister who got me hooked from a young age. One of the things I like most is that moment in the film when everything gets eerily quiet, your heart beats as you anticipate what will happen next?.....Then all of a sudden something so frightening occurs that you weren't expecting causing you to shriek and jump out of your chair. Talk about a rush of adrenaline! When you're young, as scared as you might be there's still a part of you that knows, “the guy in the hockey mask holding the bloody butcher knife isn't real. It's only a movie. He's just a made up character. He can't hurt me.”
Now imagine if you're 6 years old and one day while walking home from school you see someone following you. And the person who is following you is a guy wearing a hockey mask and holding a knife in his hands! You walk faster and he walks faster. You start running for dear life, you look behind and he's no longer there. The next day you begin to receive threatening messages over the phone and you find menacing notes in your knap~sack.
Imagine this happening to a child in real life but instead of a guy with a hockey mask, it's a psychotic looking clown. Did you know parents can now hire a clown to stalk your child.....as a birthday present? I’m serious!
In the city of Lucerne, Switzerland, for one week and for a fee actor Dominic Deville will dress up like an evil looking clown and will stalk his young victims by sending chilling texts, make prank phone calls and setting traps in letterboxes. He will also post notes warning children they are being watched, telling them they will be “attacked.” He is a birthday treat, hired by mum and dad, and the “attack” involves being splatted in the face with a cake. Dominic set up his Evil Clown service, after being inspired by some of his favorite horror films – possibly including Stephen King’s “It” and “Killer Klowns From Outer Space."
According to Stephen Vaughan of Clowns International, “scary clowns could be as funny as their red-nosed counterparts. I think what Dominic is doing is a great idea,’ he added.
First of all, I never knew clowns had an organization. I wonder if they also have a union? What about workers compensation? Do clowns receive any type of payment if they’re injured in some kind of freak balloon making mishap? Do they hold conventions and if so what do they do-- attend balloon artistry workshops, come up with new juggling acts? Or do they just clown around?
Secondly, on what frigging planet is this a great idea?! If anything I think the whole idea sounds beyond traumatic. Am I wrong?
According to Deville the child feels more and more that they are being pursued. 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 7 days, and if the birthday boy or girl manages to avoid the ‘hit’, they are given the cake as a birthday present. The frightening fun can be stopped at any time, which is handy for parents who have second thoughts--
Like in case they're afraid their child will suffer from life long nightmares resulting in them wetting the bed for the rest of their lives.
Deville says, “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.”
Well, hey, as long as the clown doesn’t break into your child’s bedroom then I guess stalking, threatening and more or less putting the fear of God into them is acceptable, right?!
Deville adds, “Bringing a little bit of life and laughter into kids’ lives is what we are all about” and claims, “children “absolutely love” being terrified by him.
How strange, I always thought kids were petrified by clowns.
I don't have any children but what the hell kind of parent hires an 'evil' clown to stalk and threaten their kids as a birthday treat? Unless your child is a huge Stephen King fan I can’t imagine any level-headed parent doing this. An older sibling perhaps but not a parent.
To any of my lovelies who are parents, what are your thoughts? By the way, if you have the cash and don’t believe your child will be in therapy for the rest of their lives, Deville The Clown won’t say no to an international flight.
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My loyal and dear readers, it’s finally Friday.Whatever your plans are have a fantastic weekend. ~x
XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess
