--- description: Sister pranks brother in clown Halloween costume title: Watch a Woman Play a Terrifying Prank on Her Brother image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch a Woman Play a Terrifying Prank on Her Brother  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Oct 9, 2015 8:47 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Oct 9, 2015 8:47 PM CUT It’s October, which means Halloween costume pranks are on the rise — though [these](http://time.com/4049356/pope-francis-wax-figure-madame-tussauds-times-square/ "undefined") [kinds](http://time.com/4055423/cobie-smulders-best-time-ever-with-neil-patrick-harris/ "undefined") of [stunts](http://time.com/3984627/apple-ios9-android-iphone/ "undefined") can be seen every day on [YouTube](http://time.com/3974881/cardale-jones-prank/ "undefined"). A clip that is just going viral now claims to show a woman spooking her brother by dressing up in a creepy clown costume, hiding in a shower and then jumping out as he walks into the room. People who are especially gullible should think of the footage as a friendly reminder to be vigilant as the spooky holiday approaches. (h/t The [Telegraph](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/viral-video/11913672/Sister-terrifies-brother-with-horrifying-clown-costume.html "undefined")) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4067170/sister-brother-prank-clown-shower/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4067170/sister-brother-prank-clown-shower/"},"headline":"Watch a Woman Play a Terrifying Prank on Her Brother","datePublished":"2015-10-09T20:47:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:25:46.676Z","description":"People are scared enough of clowns as it is","url":"https://time.com/4067170/sister-brother-prank-clown-shower/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4067170/sister-brother-prank-clown-shower/","name":"Watch a Woman Play a Terrifying Prank on Her Brother"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"5 Elements of A Viral Video","description":"5 Elements of A Viral Video","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vgQtqA8c/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-22T13:42:30.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vgQtqA8c.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4067170/sister-brother-prank-clown-shower/","duration":"PT1M31S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4067170/sister-brother-prank-clown-shower/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```