Read the book first!Īnd as far as inspiration: there were a ton of ideas swirling around that kind of coalesced into what the book is.
I hear little snippets of news every few days and MAN is it exciting. JJ: Is there a movie option yet? Because there should be! Where did you draw your inspiration from for the book?ĪC: Yes! I’m very fortunate that Temple Hill Entertainment is developing the movie. The first act’s all very traditional slasher tropes, but then things go… a little wild. The town’s depression-era mascot, Frendo the Clown, is trying to make the town’s teens pay for some kind of original sin. Which sounds like pretty standard YA angst stuff, I know, but the kicker is that she’s arrived in Kettle Springs, Missouri at the exact same time that a rash of brutal murders has begun. Quinn, our protagonist, is a city slicker who’s having to adjust to life in the midwest.
that I’d be taking from.Ĭlown in a Cornfield is about a young woman who travels across country with her father to start a new life in the wake of a family tragedy. The irony of working in a subgenre that’s so codified is that, yeah, I probably could be accused of taking heavy inspiration from horror legends, but it’s John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Bob Clark, et al. JJ: Can you give us a brief description of Clown in a Cornfield?ĪC: I’ve had conversations with a lot of people where they see the cover, they see the title, and their first reaction is “Lol, okay Stephen King.” And clearly it invites that comparison, with the choice of font and general stylization, but the book’s not a King pastiche, it’s a slasher. After all, I’m launching my YA debut, living the dream! How are you holding up in 2020?Īdam Cesare: It’s, uh, a challenging year. Janelle Janson: Hi Adam! Thank you so much for giving us your time.
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