Some of our worst nightmares are beginning to become reality. Recently, there have been an innumerable amount of reports of people dressed as clowns, terrorizing neighborhoods.

The start of these events all began in South Carolina this summer. Many children began to see these clowns around an isolated apartment complex and had told their parents, in which they shrugged off. It wasn't until the parents began to hear and see these clowns who were trying to lure their children into the woods with promises of candy.

Within a couple of weeks, multiple states started to witness clown sightings. Many police departments have opened up active investigations in hopes to find out who the clowns are and why they are terrorizing people. Unfortunately, there hasn't been any outcome in these investigations. On September 23, a man who was dressed as a clown was arrested in Kentucky for lurking outside an apartment complex and attempting to coax children away. Although an arrest was made, the seemingly "trend" is still ongoing, and police are still unsure if all of these sightings are connected.

In some instances, a few people were arrested for making "clown threats", and even some schools were closed or put on lockdown for the safety of the students.

Other states that have reported creepy clown sightings include New York, Florida, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and New Jersey.

Apparently, police officials have declared that dressing as a clown and making public appearances, is now probable cause for arrest.

Whether or not these sightings are connected--which they are unlikely to be--social media plays a big part in the spreading of these clowns.

Do you believe people should be scared? Should we feel threatened by these strange clowns? And what would you do if you were to encounter a clown?

(Sources: http://www.inquisitr.com/3552103/creepy-clown-sigh..., http://www.inquisitr.com/3529240/creepy-clowns-spo...,http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/us/creepy-clown-...)