Ahead of its World Premiere at SXSW next month, the feature adaptation of Adam Cesare's Clown in a Cornfield from director Eli Craig (Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil) gets a brand new Red Band trailer today courtesy of RLJE Films and Shudder.
Adapted for screen from Cesare's Bram Stoker Award-winning horror novel by Carter Blanchard and Craig, the R-Rated Clown in a Cornfield gets a wide release on May 9.
Produced by Smile‘s Temple Hill, the slasher stars Katie Douglas (Ginny & Georgia), Carson MacCormac (Shazam!), Aaron Abrams (Hannibal), Will Sasso (The Three Stooges), and Kevin Durand (Abigail):
Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup Factory burned down. As the locals bicker amongst themselves and tensions boil over, a sinister, grinning figure emerges from the cornfields to cleanse the town of its burdens, one bloody victim at a time. Welcome to Kettle Springs. The real fun starts when Frendo the clown comes out to play.
Released in 2020, Cesare's Clown in a Cornfield was followed by a sequel, Clown in a Cornfield II: Frendo Lives, in 2022, with a third, Clown in a Cornfield III: The Church of Frendo, released last year.
Watch the brand new trailer below and for more on Clown in a Cornfield, make sure to grab the next issue of FANGORIA, in which Adam Cesare visits the set, and reports on the surreal experience of watching his own creation be adapted to film.
