Clowns have been known for being more frightening than funny for the longest time in the horror genre. There is a reason why the fear of clowns has its own term, "coulrophobia." What was once a ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — I’ve never understood the whole “clowns scare me” thing. I love them, but I understand being freaked out by a “Clown in a cornfield.” The horror flick takes place in the ...

Ever since Stephen King published his seminal novel It in 1986, killer clowns have been all the rage. Sure, they existed long before It, having always tapped into that kind of primal, innate terror, ...

This week’s new release Clown in a Cornfield comes to theaters occupying an unusual position in the horror landscape. The movie is based on a YA novel aimed at teenagers, and, well, it shows: It’s ...

For a while there it seemed that Young Adult novels were all the rage in Hollywood. You couldn’t swing a house elf without hitting the release date for a YA adaptation. While some translated well, ...

‘Clown in a Cornfield’ receives 7 out of 10 stars. Opening in theaters on May 9th, ‘Clown in a Cornfield’ is the latest entry into an already overstuffed movie genre –– the slasher film, but aims to ...

The Gist: 1991. The girl peels off her not-quite-period-specific-but-close-enough Motley Crue “Dr. Feelgood” T-shirt and lures the guy into the cornfield for some somethin-something. And you know what ...

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 ...