Directed By: Conor McMahon

Starring: Ross Noble, Tommy Knight, Eoghan McQuinn

Clowns freak me out at the best of times, but the re-animated, angry and disfigured corpse of one would probably paralyse me for the rest of my life. Luckily, director Conor McMahon (who previously directed short films with names like ‘Wanker’ and ‘Shaving The Baby’…) handles this exact subject matter with the kind of tongue-in-cheek glee that makes it far easier for those of us coulrophobically inclined to enjoy.

Stitches the Clown (Ross Noble) is a foul-mouthed, hooker-loving children’s entertainer, but his cosy life comes to an abrupt end when he attends the birthday party of Tom (Tommy Knight) and his friends, where an accident with an irresponsibly placed kitchen knife adds an unwanted side order of blood to the jelly and ice-cream. Continue reading →