A creepy clown has been wandering the streets of Staten Island this week. Residents in the borough started sharing photos of a clown lurking around the streets handing out balloons.

Some are terrified of the clown, while others find it funny.

This is not the first time a clown has terrorized residents in a quiet city.

In September last year, a similar creepy clown also terrorized residents at a town in Northampton, England.

An unidentified person, who wishes to remain anonymous, has been dressing up as a clown and scaring neighbors in the area, prompting a Facebook page to launch so residents can discuss sightings of the clown.

Residents of the town were baffled as to why a person would dress up as a clown and walk around town.

The clown reportedly first appeared on Friday, September 13, 2013.

A "Spot Northampton's Clown" Facebook page already has over 130,000.

The Northampton Chronicle released an exclusive interview with the mysterious clown in September.

In the interview, the clown stated that he wants to remain anonymous, saying, "I just wanted to amuse people. Most people enjoy being a bit freaked out and then they can laugh about it afterwards. It's like watching a horror movie, when people get scared they usually start laughing. Naturally, some people would have been extremely frightened by what they saw, but I hope many are starting to see it as a bit of harmless fun."

The unidentified clown also said he is a fan of Stephen King and that he will continue to appear throughout the town as long as the public interest in him continues.

Could the Staten Island clown be a copycat of the one in England?

See the photo of Northampton's clown below: