It is scary for so many reasons. One of the main reasons is Pennywise the clown's method of preying on his targets.

One of the breakout crowdpleasers of SXSW 2025 was “Clown in a Cornfield,” Eli Craig’s twisty slasher flick about a small Midwestern town that struggles to navigate life after the corn syrup factory ...

Will Frendo, the baddie from the newly released Clown in a Cornfield become a horror favorite like Pennywise and Art the Clown? Credit: IFC Films Craig’s slasher-comedy follows a group of teens in the ...

Horror movies about clowns are their own specific breed of awesome. Some of the best horror movies out there center around the diabolical sweetness -- or lack thereof -- of clowns, so there's no ...

Is there anything as dependable as the slasher movie formula? It waxes, wanes and winks its way through cultural cycles, but it is enduring; malleable yet sturdy, high or lowbrow (usually low), and ...

I told the BBC that clowns tend to be scary because of their exaggerated looks and evil representation in films. Obviously, the vast majority of individuals are not scared of clowns in a day-to-day ...

MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (PIX11) — Since the 1950s, a giant steel clown named ‘Calico’ has loomed alongside Route 35. It was originally the mascot for a ‘Food Circus’ grocery store, and then became the mascot ...

Coulrophobia, the fear of clowns, is considered to be one of the most common phobias. Approximately 10% of surveyed individuals report having severe coulrophobia, while an estimated 50% report some ...

The scary clown has become a horror staple. It can be hard to imagine a time when clowns were regularly invited to children’s birthday parties and hospital wards – not to terrorize, but to delight and ...

The "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil" director tells IndieWire about his new film, the socially-conscious slasher "Clown in a Cornfield." Adapted from Adam Cesare’s novel of the same name, the film brings ...