In 2016, reports of sinister clowns lurking in woods and threatening schools spread across America. Through first-hand testimony, viral videos and gripping archive, this documentary explores how fear, social media and mass hysteria turned a bizarre local story into a global panic.
Clown Panic
DETAILS
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 investigations and a nationwide media frenzy. Featuring chilling archive footage, viral internet videos and revealing interviews with witnesses, law enforcement, clowns and 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, the film uncovers how a bizarre urban legend spiraled into a global moral panic that has echoes that resonate today.
- Duration:
- 1h 24m
- Release Date:
- 2026
- Genre:
- Documentaries
- Rating:
- Director:
- Ed Perkins
