Clownhouse

Clownhouse

1990 · 81 min · EN · R · 6.1 (199 votes)
Dir. Victor Salva · Starring Nathan Forrest Winters, Brian McHugh, Bobby Salem, Anne Tomin, Sam Rockwell, Michael Jerome West · Music Thomas Richardson

“...A circus of the mind.”

Horror

Three teenage brothers are terrorized by a trio of escaped mental patients disguised as clowns.

VIBE

This low-budget slasher feels like a fever dream. Its grainy VHS aesthetic and unsettling clown imagery tap into primal fears, creating a deeply disturbing and claustrophobic experience. Perfect for a late-night scare.

disturbingunsettlingnightmarishclaustrophobicsteadyVHS aestheticlow-budget horrorpractical effectsslasher adjacentchildhood traumafamily disharmonyfear of the unknown
fortune tellersibling relationshipchasecircuscontroversychildhood traumamurderstalkingvhsdisguiseimmaturityescaped mental patientcoulrophobiaclownphobiafamily disharmonylow budget