'It' clown makes appearance in Tucson storm drain downtown

First it was red balloons tied to sewer grates.

Now a Pennywise headshot is peeking out of a downtown Tucson storm drain near Broadway and Stone Avenue.

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A red balloon is the calling card of Pennywise, the sewer-dwelling, child-eating clown in Stephen King's horror novel “It."

Sightings of red balloons have been reported across the country since days before this weekend’s movie opened. “It” earned about $117 million over the weekend, a record-setting opening for a horror movie.