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Hulu's "Clown Panic" revisits the 2016 creepy clown craze

The Hulu documentary revisits the twenty sixteen scare, when sightings of creepy clowns across the country set off a wave of alarm; the clowns declined to comment.

On air: Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance on Wake Up, America
Published 5:23 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by Yahoo: “In 2016, a Bizarre Wave of Creepy Clowns Popped Up Over the U.S. Inside Hulu’s “Clown Panic””.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 5:23 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance.
Topics: US.

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YahooIn 2016, a Bizarre Wave of Creepy Clowns Popped Up Over the U.S. Inside Hulu’s “Clown Panic”

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHulu's new documentary Clown Panic looks back at twenty sixteen, when reports of creepy clowns lurking at the edges of American towns spread across the country.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI covered that wave. Three blizzards, two weddings, and a clown in a parking lot, and only the clown got a streaming deal.

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