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
olddad56
(5,732 posts)annabanana
(52,791 posts)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)
raccoon
(31,105 posts)Frank Cannon
(7,570 posts)How would they do this without getting arrested or, worse, shot at? That's crazy!
mothra1orbit
(231 posts)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.
MicaelS
(8,747 posts)cynzke
(1,254 posts)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!
ck4829
(35,037 posts)murielm99
(30,712 posts)it's not funny. Stay away, kids!