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Loren Coleman, who took over as celebrity authority on the Mothman field, goes after “Phantom Clowns”, formerly known in the 80’s as “Killer Clowns”, bizarre urban legends personifying the fear of strangers with motives most dark.

In the October 2008 incidents, a man wearing clown make-up and a wig is using balloons in an attempt to lure children into his vehicle on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Police issued an alert about a week after a man with a similar description was spotted on the West Side.

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As someone with an aversion if not phobia to/about clowns, I recall hearing much about the 80’s “killer clowns” scares and urban legends, and it’s interesting that they are gaining in popularity again. I wonder if they are widespread like some of the stuff we get here, or it’s very localized.