Creepy Clowns
"Multiple reports that menacing clowns are lurking in the woods — sometimes, allegedly, offering kids cash to follow them"
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/reports-creepy-clowns-woods-spooking-residents-greenville-s-c-n640876
"Phillipsburg police report a child was chased by three people who jumped out of the woods dressed as clowns Sunday night at 8 o'clock in Walters Park."
https://abc7ny.com/clowns-new-jersey-phillipsburg/1530722/
"A machete-wielding clown tried to lure a woman into a wooded area in Forsyth County"
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/killer-clowns-inside-the-terrifying-hoax-sweeping-america-129505/
"An 11 year old boy reported that he was chased by a clown with a small kitchen knife in his hand. The clown suddenly appeared from the bushes."
https://cassiopaea.org/forum/threads/clowns-in-the-woods.42865/
"A Tennessee teen claims he was attacked by a killer clown, which came out of the woods and slashed him on the arm."
https://www.eagnews.org/2016/09/creepy-clown-jumps-out-of-woods-slashes-tennessee-teen/
"According to a recent article from the Washington Post, some of these clowns have reportedly attempted to lure children into dark, wooded areas or suspicious vehicles, while others have sinisterly watched or waved at residents from afar. Others still have supposedly created social media accounts, via which they're sending threatening messages to schools. As a result of these clowns' supposed antics, countless police officers have been dispatched, and several schools have gone into lockdown."
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/news/a40546/creepy-clowns-stalking-children/
"An epidemic of creepy clown sightings is sweeping America, and authorities don't know who or what is behind it. In some instances, clowns with horrific expressions painted on their faces have been spotted standing on the side of the road, lurking near the edge of the woods or just roaming about town staring at random people. But in other instances there have been reports of clowns actually attempting to lure children with gifts, and there have even been some reports of children running away from creepy clowns that were chasing after them"
https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/59995-creepy-clowns-are-terrorizing-children-parents-and-schools-all-over-america
"Clowns are trying to lure your children into the woods."
https://www.elitedaily.com/news/children-lured-woods-creepy-clowns/1595601
"Clown backlash was in full effect: college students organized “clown hunts,” and birthday-party clowns took to travelling in groups for safety."
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/24/the-creepy-clown-hysteria
Creepy Bozos Haunting Woods Are Making Life Hard for Real Clowns
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/creepy-bozos-haunting-woods-are-making-life-hard-real-clowns-n644211