Clown in a Cornfield(2025)

Submitted by Jeremy

Teenager Quinn Maybrook (Katie Douglas) moves to the town of Kettle Springs, Missouri, with her father, Dr. Glenn (Aaron Abrams), after the death of her mother. She befriends teens Cole (
Carson MacCormac), Rust (Vincent Muller), Janet, Ronnie, Matt, and Tucker, but Sheriff Dunne (Will Sasso) and many other townsfolk blame the teens for the fire that burned down the Baypen syrup factory. Making things worse is the appearance of Frendo, a killer clown.

Tucker and Matt are Frendo’s first victims. While at a party with the teens, Quinn and the others discover that there is a whole group of townsfolk dressed like Frendo that carry out the murders. In their escape attempts, Ronnie gets killed with a chainsaw, and Janet dies via pitchfork/electrocution. Quinn and Cole are later abducted by the Frendos.

The whole thing is set up by Cole’s father, Mayor Arthur Hill (Kevin Durand), along with townsfolk like Sheriff Dunne. They started the factory fire for the insurance money and blamed the teenagers, but the murders are a “Founder’s Day tradition” wherein the townsfolk kill off any group of people they think will harm the town’s reputation (hobos, hippies, teenagers). Glenn comes to save Quinn, killing a few of the Frendos. Dunne goes after Quinn but she kills him by sticking his cattle prod down his throat. Hill escapes and leaves his son to die, having blamed him for the accidental death of his daughter, but Glenn and Rust (who was in a secret relationship with Cole) save him. The four escape and kill off Mr. Vern, the obnoxious teacher and last of the Frendos.

Later on, Quinn goes to college, now having a better relationship with Glenn (who is now running for mayor) and maintaining her friendships with Cole and Rust.