The Dancing Clown
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The Dancing Clown is the terrifying, clown-shaped guise of Pennywise, the ancient evil entity that preys on children in Stephen King’s horror novel "It."
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
supernatural entity ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
1990 television miniseries It
ⓘ
2017 film It NERFINISHED ⓘ 2019 film It Chapter Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aliasOf | Pennywise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | evil ⓘ |
| appearsIn | It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | Derry sewers ⓘ |
| associatedObject | red balloon ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
childhood trauma
ⓘ
evil disguised as innocence ⓘ fear ⓘ |
| basedOn | Pennywise the Dancing Clown archetype ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| cycleOfActivity | approximately every 27 years ⓘ |
| enemyOf | The Losers Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eyeColor | yellow ⓘ |
| feedsOn |
children
ⓘ
fear ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Stephen King multiverse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel It ⓘ |
| genderPresentation | male ⓘ |
| hairColor | red ⓘ |
| hasNemesis |
Ben Hanscom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beverly Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill Denbrough NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddie Kaspbrak NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Hanlon NERFINISHED ⓘ Richie Tozier NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Uris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | horror ⓘ |
| motivation | to feed on fear ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
illusion casting
ⓘ
mind control ⓘ shape-shifting ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
brightly colored clown suit
ⓘ
sharp teeth ⓘ white clown makeup ⓘ |
| notableVictimGroup | children of Derry ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Bill Skarsgård
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tim Curry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryForm | clown ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | children of Derry, Maine ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| residesIn | Derry, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | ancient cosmic entity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.