ABCs of Horror: 'K' is for 'Killer Klowns from Outer Space' (1988) -- In which space clowns turn folks to cotton candy and drink blood with crazy straws. horrormovies halloween october
remains the property that any horror fan immediately thinks of when they hear the Chiodo name invoked. Some 32 years later, it’s still the only film the trio has directed together.
The premise is simple, but absurd as can be: A small town is menaced by a gaggle of aliens who happen to, through pure coincidence, look almost exactly like grotesque earthly clowns, complete with a spaceship thatto look just like an earthly circus tent. They’ve come to Earth to harvest humans for food, which they take in the form of a substance that, once again,to look exactly like earthly cotton candy.
The “klowns” themselves are brought to life via instantly iconic, grotesquely bulbous rubber suits that give each individual klown a distinct, lumpy personality. The heart and soul of the film is present in these costumes and the level of commitment shown to making every possible aspect of their presentation conform to the theme.
That sort of moxie hits its zenith in the classic “shadow puppet” sequence, in which a rogue klown happens upon a group of people waiting for a bus, and proceeds to entertain them with a sequence of shadow puppetry that quickly progresses from the expected to the hilariously niche .
… only to have the rug pulled out from underneath it once again, when that film was among the many canceled projects after Fox was acquired by Disney.
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