Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast. In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee to talk about the great clown scare that took place in 2016. Some people call it the clown sightings of 2016, others liken it to more of a hoax than a real story. What occurred to make everyone fall into a pit of hysteria about clowns back then?

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Our sources for this episode:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/31/the-great-clown-panic-of-2016-a-volatile-mix-of-fear-and-contagion

https://www.themaryword.com/post/the-great-clown-panic-of-2016

https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/10/12/13122196/clown-panic-hoax-history

https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/world/creepy-clown-sightings-global/index.html

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/its-catching/201610/the-great-clown-scare-of-2016