Horror Stories

The Babysitter and the Clown Statue

This urban legend is based off of true events. Don't believe me? Google "John Wayne Gacy" or "Pogo the Clown".

A married couple asks a babysitter to look after their kids so they can go out to dinner. They ask the babysitter to stay in the guest room upstairs while they're gone, just in case one of the kids wakes up.

Halfway through dinner, the couple calls the babysitter to check in. The sitter says everything is fine, but is it okay if she covers up the clown statue in the guest room with a sheet or a blanket? She's always been a little afraid of clowns, and the statue is creeping her out.

The couple pauses, then tells her to grab the kids and leave the house immediately. The sitter does as she's told. She brings the kids to a neighbor's house; the kids' parents meet them there. They look terrified. They apologize to their children for not believing their stories about the clown under their bed, then turn to the babysitter.

"We don't have a clown statue," they say.