Pasta of the Week: Laughing Jack

If you have a fear of clowns, this story is not for you. Laughing Jack is a famous demon clown that originated in Laughing Jack by the online user SnuffBomb and went on to spawn a sequel, The Origin of Laughing Jack. This is a story about a murderous evil turned clown who was sent to befriend a little boy who lived a miserable life but Laughing Jack's personality reflected the boy's so when the little boy grew up to be a murderer due to his abusive child hood, LJ transformed into a murderous demon. I couldn't find much on what inspired this story but I imagine it has something to do with people's tendency to fear clowns. He befriends children before murdering them and sometimes, their parents and like all good villains, he has a back story that explains why he is the way he is. While researching this story, I found out that there was an Indiana girl who killed her stepmother in an attempt to please the fictional villain. This isn't the first time a CreepyPasta inspired a murder. There was another murder involving three girls who were trying to praise the SlenderMan in 2014. Prayers to the families involved.



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