Creepy clowns have Wilmington neighborhood on edge

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Creepy clowns have been making headlines across the south lately, and now it seems they have arrived in the Port City.

Fear is running through the minds of folks at Tidewater Town Homes as reports of clowns lurking in the woods  have folks afraid to stay out after sundown and children afraid of sleeping in their own beds.

“He had white hair and white make up on,” said Calvin Allen, who saw the clown earlier this week. “They just kept standing there, staring at us. And we kept screaming ‘Who is that?’ and they wouldn’t say nothing. They just stared at us, looking at us and all that. So it’s kinda creepy.”

It is that creepy image that has residents on edge.

“And I’m also scared to sleep beside my window because you never know if they might have a light or come and look out your window while I’m asleep,” Anesha Jackson, 12, said.

And for those who think this is a hoax, one woman said they found candies and clown foot prints in the woods. Neighbors said they’re hoping the clown problem is resolved quickly before the situation becomes any more serious.