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'Clown in a Cornfield' review: Gory slasher tale hits a dead end
- The slasher film Clown in a Cornfield premiered on May 8, 2025, featuring a murderous clown stalking teens in Kettle Springs, Missouri.
- The movie adapts Adam Cesare's 2020 Bram Stoker Award-winning novel set in a struggling town after the Baypen Corn Syrup factory burned down.
- The story follows 17-year-old Quinn Maybrook, who moves to Kettle Springs, joins horror-obsessed classmates making videos about the factory mascot Frendo, and encounters rising violence.
- Director Eli Craig collaborated with Carter Blanchard on the screenplay to maintain the novel's intense horror scenes while delving into themes like generational conflict, capitalism, and economic uncertainty; Craig also emphasized that a compelling title plays a crucial role in grabbing people's attention.
- Although fun and fast-paced with unexpected twists, the film struggles to fully develop its social themes, suggesting it may become a seasonal cult favorite rather than a lasting classic.
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'Clown in a Cornfield' review: Gory slasher tale hits a dead end
As ready-made horror titles go, "Clown in a Cornfield" says a lot with a little. There are of course no good places to run into a clown, but a cornfield would be high on the list of undesirable locations.
Clown in a Cornfield - Interview with Film Director / Co-writer Eli Craig
Eli Craig, the director behind cult horror comedy Tucker and Dale vs Evil, returns with the new slasher Clown in a Cornfield. In a pre-release chat, the director and co-writer breaks down his latest film, reveals how his teen son helped shape his Gen-Z characters, and explains why he might never make a horror comedy like Tucker and Dale again.
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