Clown in a Cornfield feels like the kind of movie you'd find playing on tv in the middle of the night that makes you scared to leave your bed.

Daisy Ridley, star of three Star Wars films, and the recent action-flick Cleaner, just made a huge splash at SXSW 2025. During the combination film festival and convention, Ridley rocked a striking black fit consisting of a fishnet dress accented with solid black and a plunging ...

You might be wondering if "Clown in a Cornfield" is at least scary. No, it's not, and it's not trying too hard to be. The murders are served up as over-the-top comedy set pieces, designed to make the audience cheer the mayhem.

Despite largely being associated with children's entertainment, people have a deep-rooted fear of these painted performers, so, naturally, quite a few horror movies have made good use of that over the years.