Horrifying 'King Cake Baby' returns as New Orleans Pelicans' mascot

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The New Orleans Pelicans decided that their year-round mascot, Pierre the Pelican, was "too scary" for children, so they unveiled a more cartoonish version of him earlier this month.

But it seems they had no problems with "King Cake Baby," a monstrous, Chucky-like creature that's brought out occasionally for Mardi Gras.

King Cake Baby, named for the traditional ring-shaped dough cake that's sometimes baked with a plastic baby inside, terrorized fans once again at Monday night's Pelicans game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Check out King Cake Baby, in all his creepy-eyed, diaper-wearing action below:

The Pelicans made Pierre less scary, then introduced KING CAKE BABY AHHHH (pic: @arashmarkazi) http://t.co/ZbI1kQqzhd pic.twitter.com/V9sPBtZwW3

— SB Nation (@sbnation) February 25, 2014

People are terrified by the return of the Pelicans' King Cake Baby mascot (VIDEO): http://t.co/Bui9udnWrW pic.twitter.com/fQaVLivvyN

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) February 25, 2014

RT to vote for King Cake Baby as new @buffalobills mascot. #TheCurseOfBillyBuffalo pic.twitter.com/Yu44pXwGpY

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— Mike Sullivan (@TheKickIsGood) February 25, 2014

@DanWoikeSports @ArashMarkazi King Cake Baby has been my highlight of each of the last 7 years! @wwltvsports pic.twitter.com/COi1uNLiMx

— Dennis Rogers (@DRogNBA) February 25, 2014

it's SCARY KING CAKE BABY time!!! #TakeFlight #Pels pic.twitter.com/ONvKGf7xc7

— ! Party Gras ! (@CarolNChalmette) February 25, 2014