In 2016, the clown costume might have been the most hated look. While Spirit Halloween was playing up clown props, folks were cringing at them out on the streets, showing up like silent tormenters.
No one is crazy about clowns, but unless you attend a carnival, you generally don't need to deal with the costumed creepoids. But, in 2016, that changed overnight.
Apparently, it is said the wave of sightings began with a marketing stunt in Wisconsin and soon spread into a nationwide panic.
In South Carolina, a lone silent clown hovered around a small community, in the woods, on the streets, near the homes, and was said to try and lure children into the woods. It was like something out of the miniseries "It.'
The sightings went from August 2016 to October 2016. The sightings spread like wildfire and not just in the US but other countries copycatting the mayhem.
At least a dozen people were arrested in Georgia, Alabama, and Virginia.
School Stampede Injuries: In Las Vegas, Nevada, a false rumor about a clown on the campus of Leavitt Middle School caused a panic and stampede on October 6, 2016, leaving six children injured (one required hospital treatment).
Of course, anyone dumb enough to dress as a clown and stalk a neighborhod is asking to be hurt. Human reaction to clown garb and face paint is pretty extreme. If you want to scare peope and no one gets hurts, consider an anatronic clown -
If you dear, here's some clown-based films to make you shudder and shiver.
It
Terrifier
Clown
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
Clownhouse
House of 1000 Corpses
It's fun to note that movies about clowns are almost always horror films.
I can't help thinking, if a person stood out on a street corner or on the edge of the woods in a dinosaur costume, it would be endearing and not terrifying.
