Adapting a YA slasher novel, director Eli Craig tries to pass off a lack of originality as "meta." The result is neither scary nor fun.

With an absurdly bold title like 'Clown in a Cornfield', writer-director Eli Craig's latest film offers much more than the title suggests.

Based on the popular series of books by Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield is a teen focused slasher. Taking place in the fading Midwestern town of Kettle Springs, Clown in a Cornfield sees teens stalked and murdered by a killer dressed as the town mascot,

Despite largely being associated with children's entertainment, people have a deep-rooted fear of these painted performers, so, naturally, quite a few horror movies have made good use of that over the years.

Clown in a Cornfield feels like the kind of movie you'd find playing on tv in the middle of the night that makes you scared to leave your bed.