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Who started the clown frenzy?

Yes, the fad or trend going around the country, where people dress as clowns are scaring children and adults and wearing a clown costume. I hear it isn't new. 

Posted - October 12, 2016

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  • http://www.vox.com/culture/2016/10/12/13122196/clown-panic-hoax-history
      October 12, 2016 12:10 PM MDT
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  • 6988
    Perhaps it was a side product of the Insane Clown Posse, a couple of hooligan "musicians" from Detroit who wear clown face makeup.  They have followers across the nation who sometimes get into trouble with the law while wearing similar clown makeup. 
      October 12, 2016 12:20 PM MDT
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  • 2500
    It's a spin-off effect of that cult classic "documentary" Killer Klowns From Outer Space.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Klowns_from_Outer_Space
      October 12, 2016 12:36 PM MDT
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  • 55
    Clowns have been scaring adults and children for decades.
      October 12, 2016 3:22 PM MDT
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  •   October 12, 2016 3:28 PM MDT
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  • 44583
    Some bozo in Hoboken NJ
      October 12, 2016 3:33 PM MDT
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  • 3523
    Stephen King.  I heard there's a new version of "It" coming out.
      October 12, 2016 7:17 PM MDT
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  •   October 12, 2016 8:05 PM MDT
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  • 34172
    I heard it is promoting. Rob Zombie movie "31" about killer clowns taking over an amusement park.
      October 12, 2016 8:14 PM MDT
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