Overview

• The film, directed by Eli Craig and based on Adam Cesare's Bram Stoker Award-winning novel, premieres in theaters on May 9, 2025, with an R rating for intense violence and language.
• Katie Douglas stars as Quinn, a teen navigating grief and small-town tensions, alongside Aaron Abrams as her father and Kevin Durand as the town's mayor.
• Set in Kettle Springs, Missouri, the story follows a murderous clown, Frendo, who becomes a violent symbol of generational and societal divides.
• Critics have offered mixed but generally positive reviews, praising the film's balance of slasher tropes, self-aware humor, and social commentary.
• Following its theatrical run, the film will be available for streaming on Shudder, continuing the trend of YA horror adaptations and slasher revivals.