A small city in Wisconsin is terrorized by a mysterious clown who roams the streets late at night holding black balloons. The local news stations scramble to break the story on who he is while a group of high schoolers see the clown's arrival as an excuse to create a little trouble themselves. The police try to maintain order in a city that has gone clown crazy and a conservative podcast host vows to put a stop to the clown while broadcasting his clown hunt on social media for the world to see.