10 Best Horror Movie Disguises Of All Time

10. Pennywise - IT

Even though the evil entity in IT is usually referred to as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, this is not his true identity. In reality, this extradimensional creature resembles an amorphous orange light. After IT travelled to our universe, he was forced to take on a solid form to function. Because this eldritch monster feeds off fear, he tends to prey on children, since they experience a level of terror far greater than adults.

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As a means to lure his prey near him, IT took the appearance of an entity that children instinctively trust - a clown. Pretending to be a whimsical circus performer, Pennywise was able to entice children to him with ease, allowing him to feast on their fear as well as their flesh.

Even though Pennywise has a fantastic look, it's not ranked high on our list since... he looks absolutely terrifying! Although he has compelled many children to him, he looks way too scary to fool everybody. Despite him trying to encourage The Losers Club kids to follow him, all of them easily able see through his obvious disguise.

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