Frendo is coming. The slasher feature film adaptation of Clown in a Cornfield, based on the book by Bram Stoker award-winning author Adam Cesare, hits theaters on May 9, 2025.
Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup Factory burned down. As the locals bicker amongst themselves and tensions boil over, a sinister, grinning figure emerges from the cornfields to cleanse the town of its burdens, one bloody victim at a time. Welcome to Kettle Springs. The real fun starts when Frendo the clown comes out to play.
The film was directed by Eli Craig (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil), written for screen by Craig and Carter Blanchard based on the 2020 horror novel by Cesare, and produced by Temple Hill Entertainment (Smile). Clown in a Cornfield stars Katie Douglas as Quinn Maybrook, Aaron Abrams as Dr. Maybrook, Carson MacCormac as Cole, Kevin Durand as Arthur Hill, Will Sasso as Sheriff Dunne, and Vincent Muller as Rust.
The feature film adaptation has been in the works since before the release of the novel. Since optioning the film, Cesare has released Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives, as well as Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo. Additionally, Cesare has written screenplays for Last Night at Terrace Lanes and Ghost Game.
Clown in a Cornfield premiered at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 10 and will hit a wide theater release on May 9.
