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Judi Lynn

(160,415 posts)
Sun Sep 4, 2016, 02:42 AM Sep 2016

South Carolina clown sightings could be part of film marketing stunt

Source: Reuters

South Carolina clown sightings could be part of film marketing stunt

One theory suggests clowns that have reportedly beckoned children into the woods in Greenville could be linked to release of new horror film

Reuters
Sunday 4 September 2016 02.25 EDT

Sightings of silent, menacing clowns in north-eastern South Carolina may be part of a horror movie publicity stunt, it has emerged.

Over the past two weeks, residents have told authorities they have spotted clowns, or people who looked like clowns, on at least eight occasions.

One clown showed up on a roadside in a rain poncho, another waved money at children near woods.

Investigators have failed to confirm a single sighting and the descriptions have varied in detail. But police are nevertheless urging parents to be cautious.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/04/south-carolina-clown-sightings-could-be-part-of-film-marketing-stunt

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South Carolina clown sightings could be part of film marketing stunt (Original Post) Judi Lynn Sep 2016 OP
run kids, that clown is Donald Trump. olddad56 Sep 2016 #1
Boy! No middle ground on THAT stunt.. annabanana Sep 2016 #2
If it's a film marketing stunt, somebody needs to go to jail. nt raccoon Sep 2016 #3
No kidding! Frank Cannon Sep 2016 #10
I don't think so mothra1orbit Sep 2016 #4
That is my opinion too. n/t MicaelS Sep 2016 #7
PUBLICITY STUNT? cynzke Sep 2016 #5
Are we sure it's not George Tierney? ck4829 Sep 2016 #6
I don't care what it is, murielm99 Sep 2016 #8
Clownly clown clown jpak Sep 2016 #9

annabanana

(52,791 posts)
2. Boy! No middle ground on THAT stunt..
Sun Sep 4, 2016, 05:21 AM
Sep 2016

It will either crash and burn to total condemnation or be the most genius marketing of a generation.

(I'm hoping for the former because clowns beckoning kids into the woods should not spawn any copycats)

mothra1orbit

(231 posts)
4. I don't think so
Sun Sep 4, 2016, 07:10 AM
Sep 2016

I don't think it's that organized. I think it's a hoax perpetrated by kids who might not even realize they're committing a hoax, and gullible adults are supporting it.

cynzke

(1,254 posts)
5. PUBLICITY STUNT?
Sun Sep 4, 2016, 07:34 AM
Sep 2016

Sounds more like a tragedy waiting to happen. Some yahoo with a gun fetish is waiting for an opportunity to take the law into his own hands, thinking the poor schmuck, hired for the publicity stunt, is a pervert!

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