GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announced a special Halloween screening of the cult classic science fiction comedy horror film "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" presented by the Bard College at Simon's Rock College Horror Film Club. 

 

Released in 1988, the film tells the story of a small town that is invaded by a troupe of grotesque extraterrestrial clowns who arrive on Earth to capture, kill and harvest the townsfolk to use as sustenance.  

 

The film will be presented by Simon's Rock student Finn Baack, founder of the Horror Film Club.

 

The screening is on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 9:00 pm and tickets are available at the thetriplex.org or at the Triplex box office. 

 

According to a press release:

 

Since the time of its initial release "Killer Klowns," written and produced by brothers Charles and Stephen Chiodo (Stephen also directed), has  become a cult classic, admired by cinephiles for its inventive use of practical special effects. The Chiodo brothers were previously known as special effects artists and their work included the claymation scene from "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure," the stop-motion elements in the North Pole scenes from "Elf," and clay animation work in a number of episodes of "The Simpsons." Most recently they created the stop-motion animation for "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On."