Scary clowns reported trying to lure children into woods

An article in The Washington Post about a South Carolina community in a panic over warnings about a clown or a person dressed in clown clothing who was trying to lure children into the woods quotes Andrew McConnell Stott, professor of English, who said the secret to the clown’s anti-success is in the mix of mischief, makeup and a target demographic made up of children. “Where there is mystery, it’s supposed there must be evil, so we think, ‘What are you hiding?’” he said.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/30/south-carolina-community-warned-about-reported-group-of-scary-clowns-trying-to-lure-children-into-woods/