If Pennywise didn’t give you Coulrophobia…this takes it to a whole new level!”

Many people have a fear of clowns.  It could stem from a childhood trauma linked to the circus, a birthday party, or even from literature or film (i.e., It, Killer Klowns from Outer Space).  On the other hand, some may just simply not like them.  Whatever the case may be, if you didn’t fear them before, that all could change after viewing 2014’s disturbing low budget flick, Clown!  Co-written by Christopher Ford and director Jon Watts and produced by horror icon Eli Roth, this little shock drama is sure to send a chill up your spine when it comes to clowns.

THE PLOT

Kent McCoy (Andy Powers) is a real estate agent on his way home to his son Jack’s (Christian Distefano) birthday party.  As his wife Meg (Laura Allen) works hard preparing the party, she frantically calls Kent to inform him that the clown they hired for the party is gonna be a no-show.  Desperate to not let his son down, he quickly rummages through the house he is closing on for a quick costume idea.  He stumbles upon an old chest containing a very old and vintage looking clown costume.  With a sigh of relief, he quickly puts it on and “saves the day” as he gives his son the best birthday party clown performance he can.  As the party comes to an end, he passes out still wearing the costume and awakens the next morning feeling a bit groggy and strangely unable to remove the costume.  He’s already late for work, so he just decides to throw some clothes over it and go about his day, all the while continually trying to take the costume off every chance he gets.

As time goes on, he quickly starts to realize that what he is wearing may be more than just a silly clown costume. His behavior is starting to take a turn for the worse, and he seems to have this uncontrollable and unexplainable hunger that he just can’t ignore.  Desperate for answers he tracks down Herbert Karlsson (Peter Stormare) who seems to have a family connection with the costume.  It turns out that what Kent is wearing is more than just a clown costume, but something more supernatural with a deadly motive….and now it’s quickly becoming a part of him and won’t let go!

SHOULD YOU SEE IT?

I had read about this movie a while ago and finally got around to checking it out.  I was actually pleasantly surprised!  It is legitimately a creepy film, with some great special effects, intriguing story, good acting, and some rather disturbing content.  Overall, it’s a good popcorn flick with some nice scares and an intense climactic ending.  Cool movie!