Clowns lurking in the woods trying to entice people to follow them by offering money sounds like the plot line of a horror movie. In a number of states, this is not a horror movie, it's reality.

This seems to have started a couple of weeks ago in Greenville, SC. Things have gotten worse from there with clown sightings spreading to mulitiple cities in North Carolina and now into Virginia. They seem to be sticking to wooded areas close to parks and apartment complexes. So far, no clowns have been caught/captured/attack, although one North Carolina man reportedly chased one off with a machete. Also, there are no known abductions by the clowns reportedly.

One might think that this could be linked to the fact that a new adaption of Stephen King's It is due to return to the big screen next year around this time. I hope that people are lying and no clowns are tramping through the woods, that this is one huge publicity stunt.

One of these sightings has occurred in the town I live in and that is NOT okay. I've never had a fear of clowns, but I definitely don't trust creeps in wooded areas, the clown thing just adds a whole new creep factor.

So keep your eyes peeled and a weapon nearby because clowns might be hiding behind the trees in a wooded area near you.