Who knew that in today's world, our two biggest national issues that have taken the news and social media by storm would be this years Presidential Election between an orange orangutan and Hillary Clinton and a serial demonstration of crazy clown stalks/attacks--I suppose that's America for you--?! Despite the overall ridiculousness of the headline, communities all over the country are finding these mysterious luring clowns to be a real safety issue, especially with All Hallows Eve creeping hastily around the corner.
These Stephen King-like scenarios started playing out when children in Greenville, South Carolina started to confess to their parents that creepy clowns were trying to lure them into the woods in August 2016. Now, only a mere two months later, this terrorizing clown epidemic has broken out among numerous states across the country such as, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Florida, New Jersey, Tennessee, Arizona, Texas, Idaho, Connecticut, New York, and is even starting to make appearances in the UK, according to ibtimes.com. These clowns are now going beyond luring the children of our community into woods or threaten bystanders with bats and machetes; these clowns are now responsible for children bringing weapons to school because they don't feel safe or protected anymore like in Athens, Georgia or multiple schools across the country experiencing lock downs because of clown sightings on school grounds.
This problem has gotten so out of hand, that The King of Horror (Stephen King) himself has sent the world a plea via Twitter. He states, "Hey, guys, time to cool the clown hysteria--most of em are good, cheer up the kiddies, make people laugh". If the father of, It, creator of literature's and filmography's scariest clown phenomenon to date is saying that this clown epidemic has gotten out of hand, then I believe it is time to STOP THE MADNESS!
People all over the country are still trying to solve the question as to why this fascination with clowns has come about and taken over the forefront of national "breaking" news. According to CNN,
"This isn't the first time there has been a wave of clown sightings in the United States. After eerily similar events occurred in the Boston area in the 1980s, Loren Coleman, a cryptozoologist who studies the folklore behind mythical beasts such as Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster, came up with something called 'The Phantom Clown Theory,' which attributes the proliferation of clown sightings to mass hysteria..."
The fact that these clown scarings are just a copycat repeat of something that happened over 20 years ago, makes this situation even more outlandish! One thing is certain at the end of all of this sinister clown activity...I will most definitely be walking around with Pepper Spray this Halloween.
Stay safe everybody!
