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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Rash of random appearances of malevolent clowns</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><p>The <b>2016 clown sightings</b> were reports of people disguised as <a href="/wiki/Evil_clown" title="Evil clown">evil clowns</a> in incongruous settings, such as near forests and schools. The incidents were reported in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and subsequently in other countries and territories starting during August 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes_article_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes_article-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sightings were first reported in <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay,_Wisconsin" title="Green Bay, Wisconsin">Green Bay, Wisconsin</a>, in what turned out to be a marketing stunt for a horror film.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The phenomenon later spread to many other cities in the U.S. By mid-October 2016, clown sightings and attacks had been reported in nearly all <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. states</a>, nine out of 13 <a href="/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada" title="Provinces and territories of Canada">provinces and territories of Canada</a>, and 18 other countries. </p><p>Prior to the spate of incidents in 2016, numerous sightings of people dressed as clowns in odd or incongruous settings have occurred throughout the world since 2013. The proliferation of videos and images of these precursor sightings spread through social media posts and viral sharing of the content. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scope,_timeline_and_effects_of_sightings"><span id="Scope.2C_timeline_and_effects_of_sightings"></span>Scope, timeline and effects of sightings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_clown_sightings&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Scope, timeline and effects of sightings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Precursor_sightings">Precursor sightings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_clown_sightings&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Precursor sightings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One possible precursor event was the 2013 sightings of a "creepy clown" in <a href="/wiki/Northampton" title="Northampton">Northampton</a>, England. The Northampton clown sightings, which were in the town during September and October 2013, were the work of three local filmmakers: Alex Powell, Elliot Simpson, and Luke Ubanski.<sup id="cite_ref-Northampton_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Northampton-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The clown shared similar looks to <a href="/wiki/It_(character)" title="It (character)">Pennywise the Dancing Clown</a> from <a href="/wiki/Stephen_King" title="Stephen King">Stephen King</a>'s book <i><a href="/wiki/It_(novel)" title="It (novel)">It</a></i>. The trio started a <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> page for the so-called "Northampton clown" and was using the appearances to drive traffic to the page.<sup id="cite_ref-Northampton_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Northampton-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2014, Matteo Moroni from <a href="/wiki/Perugia,_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Perugia, Italy">Perugia</a>, owner of the YouTube channel <a href="/wiki/DM_Pranks" title="DM Pranks">DM Pranks</a>, began dressing up as an evil clown and terrifying unsuspecting passersby, with his videos racking up hundreds of millions of views.<sup id="cite_ref-DM_Pranks_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DM_Pranks-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A rash of sightings appeared in <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, USA in October 2014, which centered upon the "Wasco clown", and primarily occurred in the <a href="/wiki/Wasco,_California" title="Wasco, California">Wasco, California</a>, area with photos appearing on social media.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A segment called "Why Are Clowns Scary?" was part of the 2014 documentary <i><a href="/wiki/Killer_Legends" title="Killer Legends">Killer Legends</a></i>. The filmmakers traveled to Chicago to explore the previous clown panics that swept the city in 1991 and again in 2008, linking them to serial killer <a href="/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy" title="John Wayne Gacy">John Wayne Gacy</a>, and the Stranger Danger panic. It was around this time in 2014 that some of the first clown sightings appeared in the U.S., including early sightings in Staten Island, New York.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A person in clown attire was spotted in a cemetery in <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a> in July 2015. This occurrence involved two residents who spotted the "creepy clown" scaling the gate at the <a href="/wiki/Rosehill_Cemetery" title="Rosehill Cemetery">Rosehill Cemetery</a> late at night. After the clown entered the cemetery, they turned to face the residents and began waving slowly as they made a video recording. After waving for a few seconds, the clown ran into a dark wooded area and was not seen again. Police investigation of the sighting did not lead to any arrests.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2016_sightings_and_effects">2016 sightings and effects</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_clown_sightings&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2016 sightings and effects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In early August 2016, the clown phenomenon began in <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay,_Wisconsin" title="Green Bay, Wisconsin">Green Bay, Wisconsin</a> and according to <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, reports began to surface of clown sightings in <a href="/wiki/Greenville_County,_South_Carolina" title="Greenville County, South Carolina">Greenville County, South Carolina</a> in late August.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Greenville County, it was rumored that clowns were attempting to lure children into the woods with money or loitering around.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similarly, a clown was sighted in <a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston-Salem, North Carolina</a> offering treats to children; the clown fled when police arrived.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Five pictures of a creepy clown roaming a vacant parking lot under a bridge in Downtown Green Bay at night started going viral on 1 August 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A Facebook page was created shortly after, claiming that the clown was named "Gags". In the days that followed, the pictures were discussed on numerous news outlets including <a href="/wiki/Fox_News" title="Fox News">Fox News</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i>. Suspicions of the character being related to a horror film were confirmed when a Wisconsin filmmaker announced the pictures were a marketing stunt for a then-unreleased short film titled <i>Gags</i>. A feature film was produced based on the short film and premiered in 2018,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the film having a limited theatre run and released on VOD platforms in September 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the Wisconsin incident, numerous other incidents started popping up across the United States at the end of August 2016. In early October 2016, further incidents were reported in Canada and the first occurrences in the United Kingdom and Australia. British communities were described as "horrified" and pressure had been placed on police resources.<sup id="cite_ref-Scotland_Courier_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scotland_Courier-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <i>The New York Times</i>, the clown sightings resulted in at least 12 arrests across the United States and one death. In <a href="/wiki/Reading,_Pennsylvania" title="Reading, Pennsylvania">Reading, Pennsylvania</a>, a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed during an incident that could have been provoked by a prowler wearing a clown mask. The charges related to the sightings included making false reports, threats, and chasing people.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Throughout this time, internet social media sites received numerous postings related to the phenomenon. The <a href="/wiki/World_Clown_Association" title="World Clown Association">World Clown Association</a> president Randy Christensen took a stance against the trend of people dressing up as clowns to frighten people.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Circus" title="Circus">Circuses</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and other clown-related businesses were affected.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2016, <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's</a> decided that <a href="/wiki/Ronald_McDonald" title="Ronald McDonald">Ronald McDonald</a> would keep a lower profile as a result of the incidents.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A sociologist has called 2016 "a bad time to be a professional clown".<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The killer clown craze was linked to a significant increase in sales of clown suits in and near <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During Halloween, some Floridians decided to go armed while trick-or-treating.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Warnings">Warnings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_clown_sightings&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Warnings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 12 October, the <a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_Russia,_London" title="Embassy of Russia, London">Russian Embassy in London</a> issued a warning to Russian and British citizens because of the clown scare.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 13 October, Fijian police warned people against involvement in the events.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Clown_costume_withdrawals_and_bans">Clown costume withdrawals and bans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_clown_sightings&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Clown costume withdrawals and bans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several New Zealand shops withdrew clown costumes from their shelves.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the United States, the <a href="/wiki/East_Side_Union_High_School_District" title="East Side Union High School District">East Side Union High School District</a>, the <a href="/wiki/West_Milford,_New_Jersey" title="West Milford, New Jersey">West Milford</a> school district, Ohio school district, and Springboro Community Schools<sup id="cite_ref-springboro_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-springboro-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> issued a blanket ban on all clown costumes and clown masks in addition to previously existing policies and restrictions. <a href="/wiki/Target_Corporation" title="Target Corporation">Target</a> pulled clown masks from its website and stores as a result of the scare,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as did <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Tire" title="Canadian Tire">Canadian Tire</a>. The village of <a href="/wiki/Memramcook,_New_Brunswick" class="mw-redirect" title="Memramcook, New Brunswick">Memramcook, New Brunswick</a> asked residents not to dress up as clowns on Halloween.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Employees of theme parks were instructed to remove any horror costumes and make-up before leaving work.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Threatened_"clown_purge"_and_aftermath"><span id="Threatened_.22clown_purge.22_and_aftermath"></span>Threatened "clown purge" and aftermath</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_clown_sightings&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Threatened "clown purge" and aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By 25 October 2016, several news outlets reported on an alleged clown-initiated "purge" or "attack", which supposedly was to take place on Halloween Eve of 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While there were no widespread "purge" attacks as threatened, a family from Florida was attacked on 31 October 2016, by a group of approximately 20 people in clown masks (and masks styled after <i><a href="/wiki/The_Purge_(2013_film)" title="The Purge (2013 film)">The Purge</a></i> movie). No arrests were made.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hunts">Hunts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_clown_sightings&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Hunts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Students at <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_University" title="Pennsylvania State University">Pennsylvania State University</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_University" title="Michigan State University">Michigan State University</a> were involved in mobs that searched for clowns on campus after reported sightings.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rumors of clown attacks floated around on campgrounds.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_clown_sightings&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elvis_sightings" title="Elvis sightings">Elvis sightings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_urban_legends" title="List of urban legends">List of urban legends</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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