Scary Clowns & Clown Costume Ideas

Clowns are easily one of the scariest costumes out there, although you are bound to see them at your local children's party they are at the same time extremely scary if they are used in the right environment, there have been tons of horror/action films to include clowns in their narrative to create a unique atmosphere, so let's take a minute to remind you about some of the classics.

First up we have The Dark Knight, in this film we see Heath Ledger playing the crazed Joker who is constantly causing terror in Gotham City. Some of the people that worked for The Joker would dress up in scary clown costumes creating a very scary and exciting environment in the film. His role alone went on to win an Oscar and simply proved to the world how to be the perfect villain. Of course in the original batman we had Jack Nicolson playing the Batman who is also amazing at being the scary clown villain!

Another scary classic that includes a clown to really scare the audiences include Stephen Kings IT, in this film we see a group of children known as "The Loser Club" attempt to fight of an evil demon who is dressed as a child-killing clown. The clown was played by the famous actor Tim Curry who does an outstanding job in scaring the lights of the audience, as a Stephen King based film you can only expect a twisted and crazy plot, and IT is defiantly that! Here at lets-have-a-party.co.uk we have everything you need to create this classic scary clown look that will be remembered for years to come!

In the remake of Halloween directed by Rob Zombie we see the birth of the famous killer Michael Myers, in this film we see the villain briefly using a clown mask to kill members of his family, this is a key point in the films series and its one of the first insights to the twisted world of Michael Myers!

In the comedy horror Zombieland we see a clown zombie who tries to kill the main character right at the end of the film, the point is that the films hero Columbus is extremely scared of clowns, but he does it all in an attempt to save the girl of his dreams Wichita!

So really, if you are somehow stuck for ideas of what to wear this Halloween dressing up as a crazed clown really is a great option; with all these classic films that include clowns in their plot you really won't regret dressing as one of the scariest characters out there! At lets-have-a-party.co.uk we have absolutely everything you need to create the most scary clown look! From the noses, to the shoes to the scary clown costumes, we really do have it all, so what are you waiting for!