One of the breakout crowdpleasers of SXSW 2025 was “Clown in a Cornfield,” Eli Craig‘s twisty slasher flick about a small Midwestern town that struggles to navigate life after the corn syrup factory that sustains its economy burns down. Just when you think the economic struggles are bad enough, local teens start being attacked by Friendo the Clown, the corn syrup brand’s sadistic mascot.
Adapted from Adam Cesare’s novel of the same name, the film brings the same blend of humor,…