Written bySTEVE SCOLES 
 
 A spooky clown has been scaring Northampton residents in full costume and make up. 
 
 He is red haired and white faced and has appeared in several locations in the Abington and Kingsley areas. 
 
 A Facebook page has now been set up for the clown called Spot Northampton's Clown which has already achieved over 3,000 likes since it went live yesterday. 
 
 The clown has proved a sensation on social media and has its own Twitter hashtag #northamptonclown. 
 
 According to reports it has knocked on someone's door and offered to paint their sills despite having no painting equipment. 
 
 Let us know if you see it too. Here are some Tweets about the clown so far: 
 
 Had to look out my window to check for a clown. No clown. Phew. #clownwatch #northamptonclown — Matthew Whitehouse (@matt_whitehouse) September 13, 2013 

 The police are trying to track two teenagers who looked like they were dressed as clowns who have been spotted acting suspiciously in Northampton. 
 
 A woman who lives in Milton Street, Kingsley, called the police yesterday after two teenagers, who had so much paint on their faces she thought they night be clowns, knocked on her door and offered to paint her window sills. 
 
 The woman became suspicious of the pair, described as aged between 15 and 17 years old, as they had no painting equipment with them. 
 
 The teenagers are described as having faces which were covered with a large amount of white paint. They were also wearing dungarees. 
 
 A number of sightings of people dressed as clowns have also been reported across Northampton in recent weeks. 
 
 Pictures have been posted on Facebook showing a variety of people dressed as clowns in different locations in the town. 
 
 It is not known if the pictures posted on Facebook have anything to do with the two young men seen in Kingsley.
– If you suffer from coulrophobia, stop reading. The British town of Northampton has been reporting jarring sightings of a creepy clown, who first appeared on Friday (the 13th). The Herald & Post reports that the clown, a man fully decked out with red hair and white face with severely arched eyebrows, has been seen about two areas of town. How spooky is he? The Independent likens his appearance to that of Pennywise from the film version of Stephen King's IT, notes that he has been seen holding a clown teddybear, and reports that when he appears he just stares at people. The clown has made its way to social media, with the quick rise of the #northamptonclown hashtag and a Spot Northampton's Clown Facebook page. He has possibly spawned imitators as well: The Northampton Chronicle reports that two teens dressed as clowns knocked on a resident's door and asked if they could paint her windowsills—though they had no paint or brushes. On Facebook, the clown denied he played any part in that, and noted that "If what i am doing does get too much for people, I will have to stop." Stay tuned. (Click to learn which famous actor is very afraid of clowns.)