--- title: Creepy Clown Stalks Streets of Staten Island description: They all float. And when you're down in Staten Island, you'll float too canonical: https://time.com/35985/horrifying-clown-stalks-new-york-borough/ author: Charlotte Alter article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-24T20:35:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:03:08.407Z og:title: Creepy Clown Stalks Streets in Staten Island og:description: They all float. And when you're down in Staten Island, you'll float too og:url: https://time.com/35985/horrifying-clown-stalks-new-york-borough/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Creepy Clown Stalks Streets in Staten Island twitter:description: They all float. 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The eerie “It”-like clown was first seen earlier this month, but some media outlets report the people posting about it seem connected._  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Mar 24, 2014 8:35 PM UTC  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Mar 24, 2014 8:35 PM UTC A terrifying demon clown is stalking the streets of Staten Island, waving green and yellow balloons at the innocents who dare to photograph him. Witnesses describe the monster as bald, with a very white face, wearing a yellow suit with a puffy white collar. He has a nose redder than the fires of hell, and he wears giant red shoes over his hooves. 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