A couple weeks ago, our Parents Talk discussion was on .
Many agreed that a clown, anything having to do with a clown or anything resembling a clown was straight up creepy.
Well, an actor in the Swiss city of Lucerne has set himself up as the "evil" birthday clown.
According to the Huffington Post and the Austrian Times, for a fee, parents can hire this psychotic clown—played by actor Dominic Deville—to leave menacing, booby-trapped letters for their children. He will also tease through text messages and phone calls. Deville warns the children they are being watched and that they will soon be the victim of an attack. At the end of the terror-filled week, the birthday boy or girl catches a cake in the face.
According to the Herald Sun, Deville said: "It's all in fun and if at any point the kids get scared or their parents are concerned, we stop right there."
He also added that most children "absolutely love" being terrified by his antics.
Now I have to admit that this is pretty creative—both on the part of the parents and Deville—but, I wonder who actually does this!
So, we have to know, would you consider doing something like this for your child's birthday?
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You would need to warn the kid before hand what was happening...or that would be looking for trouble. Most of all the kid needs the right temperment. Could be an interesting practical joke but like all practical jokes be careful what it is and who you pull it on.
But, with that being said, I would hope parents would let their children know they be getting a "normal" birthday party.
However, I know a few folks who think this evil clown idea is pretty cool and one of them has a kid who I have no doubt would love to have this evil clown as part of his birthday...