'Clown in a Cornfield' Review: A New Killer Clown Tries To Live Up to Pennywise's Legacy
Clown in a Cornfield is a generic teen slasher with no original ideas, somewhat rescued by decent kills and one or two good characters.
The teen slasher will never go out of style. Sure, the waves of cinematic trends always come and go, but for the horror genre, there is arguably no safer staple than what Roger Ebert dubbed the "Dead Teenager Movie." They just tick all the boxes. There is something about the foolhardy, cocky and often arrogant nature of teenagers that makes them easy pickings for a serial killer, enabling the audience to enjoy the blood-splattered romp of the movie rather than get to like and root for the characters. When you're in need of a safe bet for a horror experience, this is where it's at.
