A scary Skelmorlie clown has issued a creepy challenge to residents in the village. 

The terrifying figure, dressed as Pennywise from Stephen King's IT, has been leaving red balloons around the village and has posted frightning videos online.

Nobody has so far admitted to being the person behind the performance.

Greenock Telegraph:

The clown has now tasked residents with collecting all of the red balloons it has hidden around the village. 

It says that if all are collected then it will leave.

However, in a video online it claims that 'nobody is safe' until the task is complete.