Wes Craven's 1996 film Scream redefined the slasher genre with its smart, self-referential humor that both parodied and celebrated horror clichés. While it paved the way for a wave of similar films, many recent entries focus more on comedy than genuine scares, delivering predictably gory scenarios that entertain rather than terrify. Clown in a Cornfield attempts to revitalize the meta-slasher format but must compete with a saturated landscape of horror that often prioritizes humor over tension. Despite that, the director Eli Craig's previous work gives it potential for success in this lively genre.
Though it was hardly the first movie to satirize slasher-flick conventions, Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson's original 1996 Scream felt fresh in that it cleverly sent up those cliches.
The latest stab at a meta-slasher is Clown in a Cornfield, whose title lets you know this it's going to be a mashup of familiar, borrowed ideas.
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