9 Creepiest Clown Movies Of All Time
2. Stephen King's It
The standard-bearer for the creepy clown genre, It is an island unto itself. As a made-for-TV movie derived from the Stephen King-penned book of the same name, it is what most people cite as the cause of their coulrophobia.
It tells the story of 7 children who come together to fight a monster that is older than time itself. It’s been here since the beginning, feeding off our fears, and it is up to these 7 kids, dubbed “The Losers Club,” to stop It. They do, but 30 years later It comes back and now The Losers must come together again to stop it once and for all.
As the old adage goes, “the book is much better than the movie,” but despite a rather lackluster ending, this film still holds up as the blueprint for how to make a scary clown movie. The cast for the most part is excellent, including the likes of Richard Thomas, John Ritter and Seth Green.
The real star of the show, however, is Tim Curry, who played Pennywise The Dancing Clown. You can see the immense joy Curry brought to this role. Frank’N’Furter on steroids and dipped in greasepaint, Pennywise is truly the stuff that nightmares are made of.
Will the remake live up to it? Could it ever?