Halloween Clown Craze Scare!

Clowns are a hot topic of conversation this past month. No longer are people laughing at clowns—they are running at the mention of them! Whether they used to make you giggle as a child, or send chills down your spine, they are now scarier than ever before thanks to social media and the news. 

Let's rewind.. It all began with the first clown sighting in Greenville, South Carolina, where two clowns were seen trying to lure a little boy into the woods. Once this news story hit national news, clown sightings began to spread like wildfire.

Clown sightings have blown up social media including Twitter, Youtube, and Facebook. It was even brought to attention at a White House briefing with Press Secretary Josh Earnest! So how has this become a topic of interest so quickly? The answer is social media.

Twitter has been has become the main news outlet for clown sightings and other clown activates. Twitter profiles such as @ClownSightings have been created to help people stay posted about recent sightings.

Further more, college students have been joining forces to hunt down the clowns. A video of a shirtless Penn State student leading a manhunt of 6,000 students went viral shortly after it was posted. The students were notified of the hunt through Twitter. Not too mention, the Penn State Clown has his own twitter account @PennStateClown. 

On Monday, October 3^rd, Twitter blew up for Kent State students due to a clown sighting on Kent State’s campus. Students were tweeting comments such as, “The circus is in Kent, how exciting!” Or “Join the hunt! #KentStateClown” Similarly, the Kent State Clown also has a Twitter account @KentStateClown.

Whether these clowns are dangerous or pranksters, I think we can all agree that it’s a little frightening! My advice to you—Don’t trust anyone with a clown outfit, you don’t know who is hiding behind it! Oh, and Happy Halloween!

Written by Lindsay Pizzurro of Rebecca Adele PR & Events