10 Documentaries More Terrifying Than Most Horror Films

10. Wrinkles The Clown (2019)

From House Of 1000 Corpses’ Captain Spaulding, Terrifier's Art, and the iconic Pennywise from It, clowns are a constantly frightening presence within the world of horror. While these characters are fictional, there's one horror clown who's very real and has terrified countless children in Florida. That clown is Wrinkles The Clown, and their story is told in a 2019 documentary of the same name.

When you were younger, there’s a chance that your parents told you that some ominous entity would punish you in the night for misbehaving. Some parents, however, took this a step further and hired the eponymous horror clown to scare their kids. Viral videos circulated online of Wrinkles appearing through windows or, in one famous clip, hiding under one child’s bed.

These images alone are enough to put viewers off clowns forever. But what makes this documentary especially fascinating is its exploration of urban legends within the digital age and how the public have responded to the footage. Some adore him, some deride him and those who hire him, while some exaggerate him as a deranged child killer.

While the filmmaker reveals the true intentions behind the clown's conception, Wrinkles will be best remembered for the legends he created.