This film about the real-life IT will probably give you nightmares

If Pennywise the evil clown from IT didn’t terrify you know, get ready for the real thing... to haunt you forever.

The trailer for a disturbing new documentary titled Wrinkles The Clown has been unveiled and it looks like the stuff of nightmares.

The movie - directed by filmmaker Michael Beach Nichols - uncovers the mystery behind the viral internet sensation and real-life scary clown, Wrinkles who gets hired to frighten misbehaving children.

The documentary is described as a "cryptic and playful exploration" of who the "mastermind behind the mask" is and the motive behind his creepy tactics, as well as "an inside look at myth-building and the unpredictable spread of imagination in the Internet age."

Wrinkles The Clown is set to hit cinemas in the US on October 4, but a release date has not yet been announced in NZ.

Not sure about you, but we’re never going to sleep again.