Even back in 1982, the astonishing emergence of a large black weather balloon from beneath the field during the annual Harvard-Yale football game was enough to have police officers drawing their guns.

There's nothing like a good prank to scare the crap out of America. The movie adaption of Stephen King's It is slated to be released on Friday, bringing with it some good old-fashioned clown hysteria.

Peyton Reiff and her friends descended upon Lititz and placed red balloons around the area in a prank pointing to the upcoming "It" horror movie. Little did they know their prank would earn them ...