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{{Character_infobox|name = Murder the Clown|books = [[A Nightmare on Clown Street]]|video games = [[Night of Scares]]|films = [[Goosebumps (film)]]|other names = Theo Gordon|species = Clown|gender = Male|alignment = Neutral (book)<br>Evil (film)|status = Alive|family = [[Ray Gordon (Mr. Belly Bounce)|Ray Gordon]](Nephew)|allies = [[Slappy the Dummy]]|enemies = [[R.L. Stine (film)]] [[Zach Cooper]] [[Hannah Fairchild]] and [[Champ]]|likes = Making kids cry|dislikes = Clown Street|portrayed by = Marshall Choka|quote = "Clown Life is Murder! MURDER!"|image = Anightmareonclownstreet-fullart.jpg}}'''Murder the Clown''' is the stage name of Uncle Theo from the [[Goosebumps Most Wanted|''Goosebumps Most Wanted'']] book ''[[A Nightmare on Clown Street]]''.
  
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''Not to be confused with [[Murder the Clown (Jonathan Chiller)]] from [[When the Ghost Dog Howls]] and [[The Horror at Chiller House]].''
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'''Murder the Clown''' is the stage name of Uncle Theo Gordon from the seventh [[Goosebumps Most Wanted|''Goosebumps Most Wanted'']] book, ''[[A Nightmare on Clown Street]]''.
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
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He tried to write a note to [[Ray Gordon (Mr. Belly Bounce)|Ray]] but was caught by Mr Haha Face and sent to Clown Street, a prison for clowns that are abused by the true main villain of the book The Frightener. At the end of the book, Ray couldn't wash off his clown makeup on him. It is also assumed that Theo couldn't wash off his makeup as well and went insane as Murder the Clown.
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Theo Gordon tried to write a note to [[Ray Gordon (Mr. Belly Bounce)|Ray]], but was caught by Mr. Haha Face and sent to Clown Street, a prison for clowns that are tortured by the true main villain of the book, The Frightener. At the end of the book, Ray couldn't wash the clown makeup off of himself, implying Murder was not able to either.
   
 
==Other appearances==
  
==Other appearances==
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* Murder the Clown appears in the 2015 ''[[Goosebumps (film)|Goosebumps movie]]'' portrayed by Marshall Choka, but credited as "Monster #4". He is one of the villains and monsters assembled by [[Slappy the Dummy|Slappy]] to wreak havoc in the town. Murder doesn't speak in the movie, but his nose honked every time he laughed. When the monsters are sucked into [[R.L. Stine (film character)|R.L. Stine's]] book, Murder briefly loses his wig before being sucked in.
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[[File:Goosebumps-Clown.png|thumb|Murder the Clown in the 2015 ''Goosebumps film''.]]
  
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* Murder the Clown appears as one of the many monsters hunting the player in the mobile title ''[[Goosebumps: Night of Scares]]'' as an enemy.
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* The human version of Murder the Clown appears in the 2015 ''[[Goosebumps (2015 film)|Goosebumps movie]]'' portrayed by Marshall Choka, but credited as "Monster #4." He is one of the villains and monster assembled by [[Slappy the Dummy|Slappy]] to wreak havoc in the town. Murder the Clown's appearance is much different from how he is pictured in the book. Murder doesn't speak in the movie, but his nose honked everytime he laughed. When the monsters are sucked into R.L. Stine's book, Murder the Clown briefly loses his wig before being sucked in.
  
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* He appears as one of the many monsters hunting the player in the mobile title ''[[Night of Scares]]'' as an enemy.
  
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* Murder was featured in the Goosebumps Horrorland as well but was a Horror and not a person.
  
   
 
== Trivia ==
  
== Trivia ==
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* He is the most recent monster to appear in the 2015 Goosebumps movie, with his book released just 8 months prior
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* He is the most recent monster to appear in the 2015 ''Goosebumps'' movie, with his book released just 8 months prior to the film's release.
 
* The cover of his book shows him dodging axes being thrown at him.
  
* The cover of his book shows him dodging axes being thrown at him.
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* Murder was mentioned to have a hatchet in his head, however in the cover of A Nightmare On Clown Street there is no hatchet.
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* Murder was mentioned to have a hatchet in his head. However, the hatchet is not present in neither the cover of ''A Nightmare On Clown Street'' nor in his appearance in the movie.
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* In the film, he has white make-up, instead of red. His appearance is very similar to Pennywise from Stephen King's ''It, ''except his hair is shorter, and half of his suit is blue.[[File:Images (1)-1.jpg|thumb|220x220px]]
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* In the film, he has white make-up, instead of red. His appearance is very similar to Pennywise from Stephen King's ''It'', except his hair is shorter, and his suit is yellow and blue instead of white.
   
 
==See also==
  
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==Gallery==
  
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murder.jpeg|Concept art for Murder the Clown from ''Goosebumps''.
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Where's_The_Creature_artwork.png|Artwork by Rod Hunt for ''[[Goosebumps (film)|Where's the Creature]]'' game.
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Goosebumps, Jack Black, Monsters, SDCC 2014.jpg|Murder the Clown attacking Jack Black at the 2014 San Diego Comi-Con.
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MarkedDSC 0400.jpg|Murder the Clown with the [[Muglani]] and [[Prince Khor-Ru]] at the 2014 San Diego Comi-Con.
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3167488.gif|Murder the Clown walking with the [[The Swamp Monster|Bog Monster]], A [[The Pumpkin Heads|Pumpkin Head]], a [[The Scarecrows|Scarecrow]], the [[Snake Lady]], and some [[Graveyard Ghouls]].
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Revision as of 13:56, 6 September 2019

Not to be confused with Murder the Clown (Jonathan Chiller) from When the Ghost Dog Howls and The Horror at Chiller House.

Murder the Clown is the stage name of Uncle Theo Gordon from the seventh Goosebumps Most Wanted book, A Nightmare on Clown Street.

History

Theo Gordon tried to write a note to Ray, but was caught by Mr. Haha Face and sent to Clown Street, a prison for clowns that are tortured by the true main villain of the book, The Frightener. At the end of the book, Ray couldn't wash the clown makeup off of himself, implying Murder was not able to either.

Other appearances

  • Murder the Clown appears in the 2015 Goosebumps movie portrayed by Marshall Choka, but credited as "Monster #4". He is one of the villains and monsters assembled by Slappy to wreak havoc in the town. Murder doesn't speak in the movie, but his nose honked every time he laughed. When the monsters are sucked into R.L. Stine's book, Murder briefly loses his wig before being sucked in.
  • Murder the Clown appears as one of the many monsters hunting the player in the mobile title Goosebumps: Night of Scares as an enemy.

Trivia

  • He is the most recent monster to appear in the 2015 Goosebumps movie, with his book released just 8 months prior to the film's release.
  • The cover of his book shows him dodging axes being thrown at him.
  • Murder was mentioned to have a hatchet in his head. However, the hatchet is not present in neither the cover of A Nightmare On Clown Street nor in his appearance in the movie.
  • In the film, he has white make-up, instead of red. His appearance is very similar to Pennywise from Stephen King's It, except his hair is shorter, and his suit is yellow and blue instead of white.

See also

Gallery

Artwork

Film

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