Clown Panic

When children in a small South Carolina community report seeing clowns hiding in the woods in 2016, few believe them. But as sightings spread across the country, panic escalates into school lockdowns, police, and a nationwide media frenzy. Featuring chilling archive footage, viral internet videos, and revealing interviews with witnesses, law enforcement, clowns, & cultural commentators, Clown Panic examines the collision of fear, social media, and modern America at a moment of deep national anxiety. Darkly funny, unsettling, and unexpectedly emotional, it uncovers how a bizarre urban legend spiraled into a global moral panic that has echoes that resonate today.