[2] The YouTube channel is known for its "killer clown" character,[3] which scares members of the public by running at them wielding hammers or chainsaws.

Matteo Moroni was born in Castiglione del Lago, Italy on June 25, 1987, and moved to Magione where he was raised.

In 2015 one of Moroni's external collaborators Diego Dolciami unfaithfully registered the "DM PRANKS" trademark.

[citation needed] On September 7, 2014, DM Pranks received the first significant success, with the video "Killer Clown 3 - The Uncle!

In the video the clowns scared a man in a public toilet by setting up a fake chainsaw murder.

[13] It features a fake telekinetic priest going after people and making chairs and garbage move.