- The Pennsylvania State Police released a community bulletin outlining concerns of the strange costumed folk popping up this month
- With the fall of 2017 upon us, it is anticipated that similar “creepy clown” sightings could be reported starting as soon as September,’ the statement said
- It then went on to mention the movie and the possible connections it has to the sightings
- The officers are asking that people report suspicious activity to local police
Pennsylvanian officials are worried about a resurgence of the ‘creepy clown’ phenomenon that swept the globe last year and it may be because of the movie It.
The Pennsylvania State Police released a community bulletin outlining concerns of the strange costumed folk popping up this month.
‘With the fall of 2017 upon us, it is anticipated that similar “creepy clown” sightings could be reported starting as soon as September,’ the statement said before mentioning the release of It on Friday as being a possible reasoning.
The Pennsylvania State Police released a community bulletin outlining concerns of the strange costumed folk popping up this month
‘With the fall of 2017 upon us, it is anticipated that similar “creepy clown” sightings could be reported starting as soon as September,’ the statement said before mentioning the release of It on Friday as being a possible reasoning
‘The movie, which is adapted from a Stephen King novel by same name, portrays an evil demon who takes on the shape of a clown named Pennywise, “that stalks kids from within the sewers and killing them when they least expect it.”‘
Across the country, clown sightings kept parents, children and even schools on high alert as dozens were arrested for their part in the chaos.
But this isn’t the first wave of sightings with the 80s showing a plethora of creepy figures spooking normal folk left and right.
‘The movie, which is adapted from a Stephen King novel by same name, portrays an evil demon who takes on the shape of a clown named Pennywise, “that stalks kids from within the sewers and killing them when they least expect it.”‘ Tim Curry as the original Pennywise
Across the country, clown sightings kept parents, children and even schools on high alert as dozens were arrested for their part in the chaos. The officers are asking that people report suspicious activity to local police
It said at least a dozen arrests were made last year in response to the scaremongers who left ordinary people terrified with incidents including chasing people and confronting them in car parks.
The officers are asking that people report suspicious activity to local police.
They’ve also created a ‘See Something, Send Something’ app to help ‘combat terrorism and other criminal activity.’