New horror movie in the works from the producers of Smile

Sosie Bacon and Kyle Gallner in Smile
(Image credit: Paramount Pictures)

The producers behind hit horror movie Smile have their next project lined up – an adaptation of a popular teen slasher novel, Deadline reports.

The movie will be based on Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare and follows a teenage girl who's recently moved to a small town in Missouri where the resident teens are at odds with the conservative adult population. Things take a turn for the worse, however, when the town's mascot, named Frendo the Clown, starts murdering its young people. Eli Craig, who helmed the comedy horror Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil, is on board to direct.

"We love Eli Craig’s brand of scary fun and are thrilled to be working with him on this terrifying slasher adaptation that is both timely and timeless," producers Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey from Temple Hill Productions said in a statement. 

While we wait for Clown in a Cornfield to arrive on the big screen, check out our picks of the best horror movies of all time. 

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