Nightmare Soup Tales That Will Turn Your Stomach

I Hate Clowns

I Hate Clowns

"I don't want to go to Daniel's house, Mom." Max stood in the

entryway. His mom had her keys in hand, ready to leave.

"What? All of a sudden, you don't want to go to your best

friend's birthday party?"

He hesitated before answering. "There's going to be a clown

there. I hate clowns."

"Oh, honey, you'll be fine. Just go in the other room or

something. Plus, you'd probably hurt Daniel's feelings if you

didn't show up."

Max just stood there, unsure of what to do.

"It's either Daniel's party, or you can help me run errands, and

they're not fun errands. I have to go to the post office, and then I

have to get a dress for your aunt's wedding. You're going to be

bored out of your mind."

He sighed. "Okay, fine. Take me to Daniel's."

When Max arrived at the party, he said hello to his friends and

gave Daniel his birthday gift, but he could only think about

one thing: where was the clown?

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a colorful bag and

slowly walked up to it. "This must be the clown's stuff," he

thought to himself.

He opened the bag to reveal a myriad of clown accessories,

makeup, and party favors. But what really caught his attention was

the big red clown nose sitting right in the middle of the bag.

He reasoned that if he took the clown's nose, maybe the clown

wouldn't come out to perform. So, he grabbed it from the bag and

stuffed it in his pocket.

Sure enough, Max was correct. The clown never appeared at

the party and he had a great time.

That night, while he was asleep in his bed, he awoke to the

sound of laughter outside the window.

Max got up and slowly looked out to the street. There was a

clown standing there on the sidewalk, a wretched, uneven smile cut

across his face. In his left hand, he held the string of a single red

balloon, which floated ominously by his side. There was something

else in his right hand, but Max couldn't tell what it was.

That's when he noticed blood running over his lips and

dripping down his chin. He reached up to touch his face. His

stomach dropped. He rushed to the bathroom and turned on the

light... Then he screamed.

Max's nose was completely gone and all that remained was a

large bloody hole.