A pretty creepy movie about a man (Andy Powers) who, after he puts on a clown suit to entertain children at his son's birthday party, finds out that it begins to consume him. This is more about atmosphere and the psychological - in addition to physical - change that overtakes the protagonist (or is he the antagonist?), much like in David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986). Scenes where the monster clown feasts on children are gruesome, and surprisingly effective (especially since most of the violence takes place off-screen). Jon Watts is a fine director in his debut (he has also helmed the superior Cop Car). This is a perfect choice of movie this Halloween, for all of you looking for new, fresh scares that are mostly absent in the mainstream slasher/devil possession genres.
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