Circus of Horrors sacks Killer Clown for being too scary.

Wierd news story of the day. Doug Child, AKA Relik the Killer Klown, has been fired from his job in the infamous Circus of Horrors for being too scary.

He first performed as a Killer Klown two years ago & was sighted by many people as being the originator of the Killer Klown craze that was shocking the UK last year.

With Halloween looming & the raise in interest in Killer Klowns as Stephen King IT storms the box office the Circus of Horrors have made the unexpected decision.

Circus of Horrors creator Dr Haze commented, 'Our philosophy has always been that people like to be scared and not be harmed but with last years Killer Klown outbreak people began to fear that they would be harmed. ' Stephen Kings IT' is a different thing, it is clearly a movie & Pennywise isn't going to jump out of the screen & whereas our Killer Klown could and with another copy cat Killer Klown outbreak expected this Halloween we decided to go down a different route to create a scare that wouldn't put people off coming'.

Doug Child (40) said 'I am devastated, I have work in the FearFestival in Chepstow for Halloween but then thats it, The Circus of Horrors have said if I can come up with an alternative character they will consider it but at the moment I will be heading for the job centre on November 1st'.

The Circus of Horrors which stormed into the finals of Britain s Got Talent continues regardless when its new show VOODOO commences its World tour in Bristol on the14th October before touring the UK, Ireland, Germany, Poland & Mexico in 2017/8.

The Circus Of Horrors’ appearances on various subsequent TV shows have turned what started as a cult show into a household name – taking the extreme to the mainstream. Its’ TV credits now also boast The X Factor, The Slammer, Daybreak, Fairground Attractions, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Body Shockers, Fake Reaction, This Morning, Ant & Dec, The One Show  & A Royal Command Performance.

The Circus of Horrors started it’s gruesome beginnings at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival and became an instant hit, touring all over the world from Chile to Chatham, Argentina to Aberdeen, Japan to Jersey including festival appearances with Alice Cooper, Ermine, Motley Cure, Oasis, Iron Maiden, The Manic St Preachers, Food Fighters and many more.
 

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