Clown mania is expected to be the top dress-up trend this Halloween as costumes continue to "float" off the shelves at major retail stores and e-commerce sites.

Just like how Harley Quinn costumes were the hottest thing this side of Jack-O’-Lanterns last Halloween, It baddie and walking clown nightmare Pennywise is destined to be everywhere. Like ...

We can remind them, however, that maybe not everyone with a gun got the news that the clown crisis has pas— … that clown costumes are back in style.