to orchestrate his rise to political power. The 2014 horror film Clown, directed by Jon Watts and produced by Eli Roth, follows a man who, upon finding and wearing a clown suit, becomes trapped in the cursed skin of an ancient Nordic demon known as the "Clöyne". The 2017 film Behind the Sightings'' was inspired by the viral clown sightings of 2016. References External links Black comedy Clowns Halloween costume Horror fiction Postmodernism Stock characters Urban legends Villains