I cannot really think of a reason why the world needs more killer clowns, but Clown in a Cornfield still has one thing going for it: It’s from Eli Craig, the director of Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, which was more fun than it had any right to be, conceptually speaking.
The movie is based on the books by Adam Cesare, and the synopsis is straightforward: “Kettle Springs is already dying—until Frendo, a symbol of the town’s success, decides to speed up the process. Blood will spill, and no one is safe.”
“Blood will spill.” It’s so passive! The blood does not decide to spill itself. Friendo spills it. The clown spills the blood. You know how this works.
Also, corn syrup is evil. But that seems beside the point, here, other than that the corn syrup factory in the small town is somewhat ominous. Poor Quinn (Katie Douglas, of Ginny & Georgia) moves to this small, dying town, only to face a lot more death than she presumably expected.
Clown in a Cornfield also stars Carson MacCormac (Shazam), Aaron Abrams (Hannibal), and Kevin Durand (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes). Meet these new children of the corn on May 9th.
