So many of you may be aware that last year
this Halloween time there was a sort of epidemic
that featured “evil clowns” showing up
on the streets of major cities. These scary
clowns would stand there and basically freak
out unsuspecting passerby’s. Most were unarmed
but some more dangerous individuals did don
weapons such as knives or baseball bats. Dozens
of sightings were made all over the U.S.,
Canada, Australia, France, Great Britain and
other countries as well. They would be sighted
at busy intersections, in front of stores,
in parks and sometimes even on home security
cameras approaching people’s doors. It was
reported that a rash of California sightings
last year around Halloween stemmed from a
photography project and others just picked
up on the idea and acted out their scary clown
fantasies as a joke of sorts.
Professional clowns have claimed that anyone
wearing an “evil clown” costume is not
a real clown and is giving them a bad name,
perverting something that is meant to be fun
and innocent. Never the less some people were
struck and traumatized by these fake scary
clowns.
This year the clown panic has been furthered
by a ridiculous rumor that has been passed
around and fueled mainly by internet posts.
The rumor has no merit and is silly at best,
although some have fallen for it and have
even reduced their time on the internet. The
foolish story going around is that these clowns
being seen around the world are actually a
nefarious group of psychotic hackers whom
have operated in the past on the deep web.
The rumor continues that these hackers are
also murderers who are looking for unsuspecting
innocent victims on the internet.
It is believed by some that this clown/hacker
group has spread their murderous operations
to the surface web and have even infiltrated
such large sites as Yahoo, Amazon, Google
and of course also Youtube. It is said they
wish to strike fear in their victims so they
dress up as clowns and may even warn their
prey of what they intend to do before they
do it.
According to the outlandish rumor, an innocent
Youtube viewer will be targeted by visiting
a page or watching a video that may be of
particular interest to the clown group. They
will identify your IP address and gain access
to personal information by tapping into the
hosts servers. It should be noted that this
is impossible to do and any IT professional
can tell you that it is complete made up fantasy.
For example on Youtube it is said the hackers
will warn the victim by flashing an image
of a clown on the actual video being watched,
then a mechanical voice will warn the viewer
that they have been targeted by the group
as their next victim and of course they will
show up at your house and murder you in some
horrible and painful way. 
Don’t believe a word of this nonsense. A
recent statement from authorities completely
disputes ….
So obviously this rumor is a complete fake
and there is absolutely nothing to worry about.
I’d also like to give a very hearfelt thank
you to all of my viewers for this channel
reaching over 2000 subscribers. Please have
yourselves a safe Halloween from Midnight
Fears. Remember to sleep well…
