Horror Story of Ronald McDonald

Did you know that in 1892, there was a traveling clown named Ronald McDonald?

Ronald McDonald, not the one you remember from the commercials.

The smell of fresh paint, the mystery of 16 missing children. In the late 1890s,

a wandering entertainer named Ronald McDonald traveled between county fairs across

the American Midwest.

He wore a bright red suit, a dark waistcoat,

white gloves, and a painted smile that stretched unnaturally wide.

He went around county fairs with a tent called the Happy Meal?

Called his tent the Happy Meal, children entered for free.

Inside, the lights were dim,

the air smelled of warm bread and fresh varnish.

Every child received a small paper box, red with a yellow emblem.

Inside was a soft bread roll, a slice of cold meat, a hand carved wooden toy,

and a small card that read, Eat up, come back tomorrow.

Parents suspected nothing, but the children left strangely quiet, their faces pale.

Some refused to eat,

others stopped speaking completely.

By the end of the summer, 16 children had disappeared from towns where

Ronald's tent had appeared.

The children were invited into the tent for free,

and then given little red boxes with a bun, meat,

and a hand carved wooden toy.

But the weird part is that after these children left, they became withdrawn,

and a lot of them stopped talking.

When authorities searched his wagon, they found almost nothing,

only rolls of red and yellow fabric,

and dozens of unused paper boxes.

Years later, an advertising company searching for inspiration purchased an

old carnival poster. They kept the name, they kept the colors, they kept the smile,

and ever since,

people have unknowingly recognized the face of a supposed killer. Guess what?

This is a horror story about this clown

feeding children to these children,

and that's who McDonald's decided to make their icon?