US Edition'Clown in a Cornfield' review: Gory slasher tale hits a dead end
- In May 2025, the slasher film Clown in a Cornfield premiered in theaters, depicting a murderous clown terrorizing teens in Kettle Springs, Missouri.
- The movie adapts Adam Cesare's 2020 YA horror novel, which explores a generational divide amid economic decline following the local corn syrup factory fire.
- The story follows 17-year-old Quinn, who moves to town with her father and joins classmates producing horror videos featuring Frendo, the factory clown mascot, just as teens start dying.
- Director Eli Craig, co-writer of the script, blends traditional horror tropes with social commentary on capitalism and generational anger, staging multiple gory deaths and maintaining a brisk pace.
- While fun and moderately inventive, the film ultimately lacks lasting impact due to uneven thematic depth and predictability, yet it may appeal as a seasonal slasher entry.
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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.
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