a 1988 American science fiction horror comedy film written, directed and produced by the Chiodo Brothers, and starring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson and John Vernon

Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a 1988 American science fiction horror comedy film written, directed and produced by the Chiodo Brothers, and starring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson and John Vernon.

horror

Released at the tale end of the 80s slasher movie smothered era, the direct to video monster movie Killer Klowns from Outer Space was a breath of fresh air for the stagnating horror genre.

science fiction

The plotlines are rooted in science fiction, and have story direction and content similar to Jonny Quest and Space Ghost.

peak 1980s like Critters or Howard schlocky sci-fi horror, cut from the same cloth as classics (or 'classics,' if you prefer) the Duck

Killer Klowns from Outer Space is peak 1980s schlocky sci-fi horror, cut from the same cloth as classics (or 'classics,' if you prefer) like Critters or Howard the Duck.

horror sci-fi

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a deliberately kitschy horror-comedy from the 1980s

Killer Klowns From Out Space is a deliberately kitschy horror-comedy from the 1980s and the 1980s is the only movie to be written and directed by special effects specialists the Chiodo Brothers.

a comedy sci-fi horror film

Directed by Stephen Chiodo and written by Charles and Stephen Chiodo, Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a comedy sci-fi horror film.

humor and horror

Why It Would Make a Great Game: Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a cult classic, combining humor and horror and kitsch in one perfectly screwed-up package, offering up a different class of villain, with weapons found only in your weirdest childhood nightmares.

a cult-classic sci-fi horror-comedy film from 1988

Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a cult-classic sci-fi horror-comedy film from 1988.

a deliciously cheesy and campy ’80s horror-comedy, with lovably vicious clowns (sorry, klowns) and some great humor through sight gags and other hilarious visuals

Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a deliciously cheesy and campy ’80s horror-comedy, with lovably vicious clowns (sorry, klowns) and some great humor through sight gags and other hilarious visuals.

a 1988 horror/comedy B-Movie , created by the Chiodo brothersa team of creature effects designers and animators

Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a 1988 horror/comedy B-Movie created by the Chiodo brothers, a team of creature effects designers and animators.

a classic, cult horror/comedy from 1980s

Killer Klowns From Outer Space is a classic, cult horror/comedy from 1980s.

a sci-fi horror comedy from 1988 about a group of alien clowns who are abducting folk from a nearby town and turning them into food

For those of you too young/not born enough to remember, Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a sci-fi horror comedy from 1988 about a group of alien clowns who are abducting folk from a nearby town and turning them into food.

a 1988 horror comedy film about a group of alien clowns who come to Earth to harvest humans for their cotton candy blood

The Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a 1988 horror comedy film about a group of alien clowns who come to Earth to harvest humans for their cotton candy blood.

a cult classic science fiction/horror/comedy film from 1988

Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a cult classic science fiction/horror/comedy film from 1988.

an iconic horror-comedy from the '80s that is more known for its absurdity than for its violence

As implied by the name, Killer Klowns from Outer Space is an iconic horror-comedy from the '80s that is more known for its absurdity than for its violence, but with the film currently available to stream on Netflix and Tubi, many audiences are just now discovering it and, for those who might only remember the film for the film's silliness, the above video points out there are actually 40 deaths in the film.

space-horror

It is an old school space-horror piece, one in which humans become monsters whose main desire is to return to Earth and take over the entire planet.

and horror and kitsch

Why It Would Make a Great Game: Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a cult classic, combining humor and horror and kitsch in one perfectly screwed-up package, offering up a different class of villain, with weapons found only in your weirdest childhood nightmares.

sci-fi

Distinctive voices and small mannerisms distinguish the cast members of this sci-fi story of a group of ordinary school kids, who discover some mysterious cassette tapes at a yard sale and inadvertently initiate a monster invasion putting their town in jeopardy.

comedy science fiction

The film may also fall under the horror fantasy, comedy science fiction genres.