Thursday, 15 May 2025

Clown in a Cornfield - The scoop and digest

Eli "Tucker & Dale vs. Evil" Craig co-writes screenplay with Carter Blanchard to adapt the first in Adam Cesare's young adult novel series.

Katie Douglas - Quinn
Aaron Abrams - Glenn
Carson MacCormac - Cole
Kevin Durand - Arthur
Will Sasso - Sheriff Dunne
Bradley Sawatzky - Mr. Vern
Vincent Muller - Rust
Jean-Jacques Javier - Otis
Daina Leitold - Trudy

Summary

1991, Kettle Springs, Missouri.

Teenagers Jessica and Tyler leave a party at the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory for a dose of loving, only to be murdered by a clown in a...

Now.

After their matriarch Samantha died from an overdose, Glenn and his 17-year-old daughter Quinn arrive in town for a fresh start.

At school, Quinn meets Janet, Ronnie, Tucker, Matt and Cole, whose grandfather invented Baypen and founded town one hundred years ago.

One night, they prank Quinn by recording one of them getting killed by Frendo.

When she's sent latest video, Quinn notices another Frendo watching in the background.

The body count begins.

Never fuck with Frendo

Although immediately comparable to Wes Craven's Scream (setting may as well be Woodsboro), teen slasher is still a bloody decent time.

Initially, there's only one killer, but that all changes in the last 40 minutes.

On each anniversary of Founder's Day, Sheriff Dunn, Mr. Vern, Otis and Trudy don the Frendo mask to preserve the town's history and culture, 'cleansing' those who disrupt it.

Cole's father Arthur Hill reveals himself to be the leader and Baypen Factory arsonist, and plans to kill his son and Quinn as a staged murder suicide.

Of course, shit doesn't pan out that way, as Quinn, Glenn and weird neighbour Rust fight back.

As Arthur escapes, Frendo could return.  But that depends on demand.

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