Sandown Clown

The **Sandown Clown** was the name given to a mysterious supernatural being that first appeared in the town of Sandown, UK and appears to have originated in another dimension.

## **Background**

The Sandown Clownwas a strange supernatural being encountered by two young children vacationing at Lake Common, Sandown, Isle of Wight (UK) in May of 1973. Following a sound like an ambulance siren, the children wandered across a footbridge over a stream, and met a curious, unidentifiable being that has been described as "a cross between a clown, a robot, and an alien". It was a shy, but friendly being, and spoke kindly to the children for almost half an hour before they returned to their parents. It seemingly vanished after the encounter, and has never been seen again.

## **Personality**

The clown-being's demeanor seemed shy but friendly; it told the children it was frightened of humans, and would not defend itself if it were attacked. It claimed to drink water from the stream "after cleaning it", and gathered wild berries, which it ate in a very odd manner by thrusting its head forward and somehow moving the berries back and forth between its eyes and then down to its mouth. It could write in English using a pencil and paper; upon being asked it told the little girl that its name was "Sam", and that it was "all colours". When asked if it were human, it said it was not.

## **Appearance**

Despite standing over 2 meters in height, the Sandown Clown had more or less normal human proportions: two arms, two legs, and a round head with identifiable facial features. The similarities to a normal human end there, however: the being's head was described as being too large for its otherwise thin frame, and shaped like a nearly perfect sphere. Its skin was very white, and had the consistency of paper, while its hands and feet possessed only three digits each, and its face seemed to have been crudely painted onto the surface of its head: two blue triangles seemingly represented eyes, while a flat brown rectangle served for a nose, and its mouth had thin yellow lips shaped like an oval.

It seemed to be wearing some type of clown costume which consisted of a tall pointed hat with a black knob or bobble at the top, and a high-collared suit of red and green, to which the hat was at first attached, but was later removed by the being to show its white and apparently balding scalp. It wore dark blue gloves, but its feet were bare. The suit's trousers and sleeves were long and frilly; whether the wooden antennae were part of the costume, or part of the being's body, is unknown.

## **Powers and Abilities**

Despite his limited time in our world, "Sam" displayed some supernatural abilities.

* **Super Agility** **-** When he was first encountered by the two children, he was able to crawl out of a strange hole in the ground, showing his ability to contort his body into unnatural positions to fit into tight spaces.
* **Low Invulnerability** - It is implied that "Sam" possesses a degree of invulnerability since he mentioned he wouldn't fight back if he was attacked.
* **Telepathy**- "Sam" was able to telepathically speak to the children without opening or moving his mouth.
* **Reality Warping**- "Sam" was able to open a portal into our world from his dimension, however it is unknown if he is still on Earth or he traveled back to his dimension.
* **Teleportation** **-** It is implied that "Sam" has the ability to teleport as he vanished as soon as the kids returned with their parents at his hiding spot.
* **Apporting**- He was able to teleport his clown-like gags and toys with him.
* **Omnilingualism** - "Sam" was able to perfectly understand, speak, and write in a human language (English) despite only just arriving in the human world.

## **Weaknesses**

Since his limited time in our world, it is unknown if "Sam" and the rest of his race have a weakness at all.