A scary Skelmorlie clown has issued a final challenge to residents in the village. 

The terrifying clown, dressed as Pennywise from Stephen King's IT, has been leaving red balloons around the village and has posted frightning videos online.

Nobody has claimed to be behind the performance, which has left residents terrified and excited. 

Largs and Millport Weekly News:

The clown has tasked residents with collecting all of its red balloons left around the village. 

It says that if all are collected then it will leave the village.

However, it says that 'nobody is safe' until they are collected.