Imgur/DillyDylan Halloween 2016: This decoration is a contender for the scariest of the year

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The picture shows the inside of a white front door. The door has a large section of glass in the middle of it - and through the glass, something terrifying can be seen. A scary clown stares menacingly through the glass, mouth open wide in a rictus grin. Luckily, the clown is not real, but is a decoration - and the photo, which was uploaded to Imgur, has gone viral, with over 168,000 views.

The homeowner explained how the clown ended up there, and captioned the post: “The wind ended up blowing my Halloween decoration in front of my door, this was the result…” Commenters were terrified by the image and rushed to share their horror. One said: “Welp, guess I’m staying in my closet today.” Another said: “OHGOD NO.”

Imgur/DillyDylan Halloween 2016: This creepy clown decoration has spooked the internet

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One added his own twist to the tale, and said: “Then they realised, they had no clown decorations.” Another saw the decoration as an opportunity to deter trick or treaters, and said: “Just put that inside of your door and you won’t hear a single ring of your doorbell all night.” Hoping to scare the homeowner further, one said: “The “wind”…keep telling yourself that OP.” Many suggested the homeowner should dispose of the clown, and one said: “Kill it. Kill it. Kill it with fire.”

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