Hulu Unveils Chilling Trailer for New Documentary CLOWN PANIC

When children in a small South Carolina community report seeing clowns hiding in the woods in 2016, few believe them. But as sightings spread across the country, panic escalates into school lockdowns, police investigations. and a nationwide media frenzy. Featuring chilling archive footage, viral internet videos and revealing interviews with witnesses, law enforcement, clowns and cultural commentators, "Clown Panic" examines the collision of fear, social media and modern America at a moment of deep national anxiety. Darkly funny, unsettling and unexpectedly emotional, the film uncovers how a bizarre urban legend spiraled into a global moral panic that has echoes that resonate today. 

“Clown Panic” is directed by Ed Perkins and produced by Lightbox’s Jonathan Chinn and Simon Chinn. Suzanne Lavery serves as Executive Producer.