05. Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Horror Icons Top 50)

For many, many years, something dwelt under the little town of Derry, killing innocent people and changing forms all the time. One of his best known forms is that of Pennywise, the dancing clown. Created by Stephen King and portrayed by Tim Curry, that creepy clown from It is number 5.

05. Pennywise the Dancing Clown (It)
06. Jack Torrence (The Shining)
07. Leatherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
08. Ashley J. Williams (The Evil Dead)
09. Chucky / Charles Lee Ray (Childs Play)
10. Otis Driftwood (The Devils Rejects)
11. Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs)
12. Pinhead/ Lead Cenobite (Hellraiser)
13. The Braindead Bunch (Braindead)
14. The Thing (The Thing)
15. Chop Top (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2)
16. Alien (Alien)
17. The Tall Man (Phantasm)
18. Frankensteins monster (Frankenstein)
19. Jigsaw / John Kramer (Saw)
20. Norman Bates (Psycho)
21. Regan Teresa MacNeil (The Exorcist)
22. Derek (Bad Taste)
23. Romeros Zombies (The Dead Trilogy)
24. Severen (Near Dark)
25. Cropsy (The Burning)
26. Carrie White (Carrie)
27. Bill Towner (House II: The Second Story)
28. Cheryl Williams (The Evil Dead)
29. Alfredo (Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw 3)
30. The Creeper (Jeepers Creepers)
31. Dr. Herbert West (Re-Animator)
32. Captain Spaulding (Devils Rejects)
33. The Cenobites (Hellraiser series)
34. Pamela Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
35. Orlok (Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens)
36. The Judge (The Frighteners)
37. Bruce the Shark (Jaws)
38. Aylmer (Brain Damage)
39. The Killer (Haute Tension)
40. Grand High Witch (The Witches)
41. Critters (Critters)
42. Capt. Rhodes (Day of the Dead)
43. Candyman (Candyman)
44. Sadako/ Samara (Ring)
45. Buffalo Bill/ Jame Gumb (Silence of the Lambs)
46. The Raft Monster (Creepshow 2)
47. Pumpkinhead (Pumpkinhead)
48. Leprechaun (Leprechaun)
49. The Ghostface Killer (Scream)
50. Baby Oopsie Daisy (Demonic Toys)

Edited by: Jasper ten Hoor (2010, TheSpringwoodSlasher)

Category:

Film & Animation

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• King
• It
• Pennywise
• Dancing
• Clown
• Bob
• Robert
• Gray
• Tim
• Curry
• Tommy
• Lee
• Wallace
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[RazorRaven619]

I first saw this movie when I was a kid. I had nightmares for a week, and was paranoid for years afterward.

Strangely, I am not afraid of clowns, although I do have a strange interest in the "Monster Clown" Trope

[maverickplabs]

Tim Curry is a real actor of epic proportions. There are so many great villains played by theater/musical type actors, and roles like this are why. Most of these actors go unnoticed because we mostly focused on the hero, but with out a great villain, you can not have a great hero or story. It is sad that out generation is more associated with Justin Bieber and Twilight than Tim Curry. Most people are not aware that Freddie Kruger (Robert Englund) is a well studied actor in theater arts!!!

[147tommy147]

Well, do you want it?

[hurricanesofhell]

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Lolol jk.

[Vyna80]

This movies scared the living fuck out of me when I was like 8. I still have a chill up my spine when I see pennywise.

[TypeOLuigi420]

I read somewhere that they are remaking this movie... Spook your friends with that news.

[MLL561]

My mom is gona love this

[mymalovenaka]

I hate clowns now :(

[winterfirerer]

Oh lord... I really hate it.

[funnyblog100]

he looks like ronald mcdonald on steroids I can see him going hey kids get your burgers they float

[zimmygirl777]

He`s the reason why people suffer from coulrophobia.

[Theshark15z]

I always thought after this movie that Bozo was going to grow large teeth on his TV show, but he never did.