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5.6 IMDb

74 Rotten Tomatoes

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Clown in a Cornfield follows 17-year-old Quinn Maybrook, who moves with her father, Dr. Glenn Maybrook, to the struggling small town of Kettle Springs, Missouri. Hoping for a fresh start, Quinn quickly discovers that the town is divided between its older residents and a younger generation eager to escape its outdated traditions. Kettle Springs has fallen on hard times following the destruction of the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory, once the heart of the community. But the town still has one strange symbol of its past: Frendo, a smiling clown mascot who once represented prosperity and celebration. As tensions rise ahead of the town's Founders Day festivities, Frendo suddenly returns from the cornfields—but this time, he isn't entertaining anyone. A series of brutal attacks turns the town into a deadly hunting ground, forcing Quinn and her friends to figure out who is behind the clown mask and why Kettle Springs has become a killing zone.

Comedy Horror Mystery Slasher Thriller

Release Date: May 9, 2025
Director: Eli Craig
Genre: Horror, Slasher, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes)
Language: English
Starring: Carson MacCormac as Cole Hill
Box Office: $3.65 million
Where To Watch: Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV

More details about Clown in a Cornfield and where you can watch

One of the most interesting things about Clown in a Cornfield is that it isn’t an original movie concept created specifically for Hollywood. It is an adaptation of Adam Cesare’s 2020 horror novel of the same name, which won the Bram Stoker Award. The story therefore brings a literary slasher concept to the screen rather than simply creating another movie around a creepy clown.

The movie was directed by Eli Craig, who previously directed the cult horror-comedy Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010). That connection helps explain why Clown in a Cornfield combines bloody slasher violence with dark humor and satire. IMDb notes that the film marked Craig’s return to a more traditional horror feature after his earlier work in the genre.

Another unusual production detail is that the fictional story takes place in Kettle Springs, Missouri, but the film was shot around Winnipeg, Manitoba. IMDb notes that this resulted in an amusing continuity error: vehicles appearing in the movie don’t have valid Missouri plates because the production used Manitoba plates.

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Did You Know

Did you know that Frendo the clown comes from a 2020 Bram Stoker Award-winning novel? Clown in a Cornfield is based on Adam Cesare’s novel, which means the creepy mascot existed in literature before appearing on screen. The movie expands that literary slasher world for a modern horror audience.