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If you've seen all of the Terrifier films but still haven't had your fill of sadistic killer clowns, then Circus of the Dead might do the trick. The psychotic circus performers in this film don't have Art the clown's style and wicked sense of humour, but they do deliver when it comes to killing people in extremely nasty ways.

The latest victims of Papa Corn (Bill Oberst Jr.) and his gang of creepy clowns are the Johnson family - Donald (Parrish Randall), his adulterous wife Tiffany (Chanel Ryan) and his two daughters - who rue the day the decided to go to the circus. This film's sole purpose is to shock with its violence and in that it succeeds: the acting is a bit off, the sound quality isn't great and certain plot points take some swallowing, but the gory nastiness is definitely eye-opening, with one scene involving a pregnant woman being particularly disturbing.

Yes, some of the 10/10 reviews are most likely fake, but all of the 1/10 and 2/10 reviews can be dismissed just as easily: no, Circus of the dead isn't the greatest horror film ever made, but it's far from the worst - gore hounds should find plenty to enjoy about this sick puppy.

If you like bad horror movies this is a must watch. I'm a fan of poorly done b horror but this is like D or E level. Everyone that had anything to do with this film is terrible at that job. The actors or beyond bad, the filming is bad the story is bad the costume department is bad, but whenever everything is bad it sometimes makes for an entertaining experience and this movie accidentally does that. My favorite part is the dad who appears to maybe be 60 but is trying to look like hulk hogan with bleaching his hair then making his facial hair jet black. Once he comes on screen you know you are in for a real terribly funny movie.

WE WANT CLOWNS! Said no audience in the history of entertainment. If you dig sadism, this is for you. And you like extremely stupid cops and main characters. Someone is a huge fan of Rob Zombie here and thought "Captain Spaulding + 4 other clowns." And apparently the clown posse murders and rapes in every town they stop on, yet NO one thought of any connection? Surveillance cameras EVERYWHERE? The writers know that we have telephones and computers, right?

I will say most of these other user reviews must be people working on the production or hired bots.

I really wanted to enjoy this movie. There have been some good reviews and I can understand how people had a good time, but I guess I just felt like it didn't go far enough in many ways. Violence for the sake of just making the film disgusting just doesn't work for me, and given how barren of humor this film is, I just felt nasty and bored. Many deaths seem similar and for a film like this, didn't really shine. Bill Oberst Jr. is very good here and he really carries the film. Otherwise, the clowns can be creepy, but they lose their scary steam and there seems to be no consequences and no connection to reality. The film is polished and it looks like they spent some money. It has some nice camera and lighting work and I think this director can do well in the future. Maybe come up with a more compelling story with less torture and more suspense.

A bunch of circus clowns kidnap a guy, kill his wife, and hold his children hostage to ensure his compliance as they bring him along on a killing spree.

First, the good stuff. Technical work is proficient. No notable problems with editing or sound. Lighting is dark, but most likely was intentional. It was nice to learn about the existence of the strange arcade game, Gals Panic.

Second, the bad stuff. The movie doesn't have that much in way of plot or development of anything. It's one violent encounter into the next. It's mostly an exercise in testing the viewer limits. I don't have resistance to that in particular - after all, I was able to watch this without issue.

But there seems to be a breakdown in understanding what makes thing scary. We should care about the captive, and his children. Without time spent developing him and giving him character, the movie amounts to a big shrug.

The budget limitations are mostly apparent with the lack of any other acts at the "circus". There are extras for an audience, but there only seems to be a ringmaster.

There are a handful of movies that seem to be influences. In particular, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Devil's Rejects. And for some reason, I'm reminded of Bloodsucking Freaks.

By the end of this, the viewer is left wondering where the story was. For a movie that runs over an hour and a half, with the lack of development, the whole thing could have been trimmed down to about 30-40 minutes without much loss to how effective it is.

Why am I bothering to write this review? Because the 5.9 on iMDB right now is seriously misleading. Even for fans of pushing horror to extremes would be disappointed.

We have to say that this was a film to watch by yourself or with other people with the same morbid curiosity as we did. modern grindhouse film with scenes that will offend more than a few. The story did start off a bit slow, but once we got rolling it was pretty much non stop. We wished it would have developed the family dynamics just a bit more so when time came you would definitely feel more for the primary character. We do love the crazy, demented and psychosis of the main antagonist and an does he put the cringe in the back of your neck. There were one or two parts where the music was cut off or didn't mesh well, but not enough to make it a point to take you completely out of the film. the attention to detail on set design and small details like costumes make it a real treat! Overall a really gritty, dark and well made film and worth a watch a few times. Looking forward to see if they make a second part.

I couldn't even make it 20 minutes in. The best acting is from the little girl playing the younger daughter. Pets can act better than the cast. Terrible dialogue writing. Painful to watch. I had to turn it off.

This is a brutal movie, very hardcore and hard to watch at times.

When you read the other reviews it's obvious that they're connected to the movie, way too many 10/10

It unfortunate that these review can be hijacked because I do appreciate hearing other peoples honest reviews.

Awful, disjointed, illogical, poor production value, poor acting, terrible script, and trailer trashy. One of the absolute worst horror movies ever made.

I hope the distribution company imploded for saddling the rest of us with this stupidity.

This is what you get when you cross wannabe talentless hack filmmakers with easy access film tech.

Don't waste your time with this tripe garbage and horrible content. It's bad, just bad.

This movie would be entertaining and more intelligent if you play it in reverse at 2.5 x speed. ANYTHING different would help.

There's nothing here for you, if you have an active mind.

People who are critical of Billy Pon's film, "Circus of the Dead", usually say the film is poorly shot, or that the story makes no sense, or that the acting is abysmal. They don't site any example to these claims, but expect the reader to simply believe their opinion. They disregard any positive review, stating the positive reviews of the film must only come from friends/family of Billy Pon, or friends/family of the actors/actresses of the film. As the critical reviewer sees it, how could anyone like "Circus of the Dead". Their disdain for the film isn't because it is poorly made film, but because of the subject matter (which disgusts them). These are the same people who would go see a film about Ted Bundy and complain about the senseless violence. What did you expect from a film about a serial killer? Same principle here. "Circus of the Dead" film description pretty much spells it out for the viewer, and if the didn't read the film's description, the first five minutes of the film gives the viewer a slap-in-the-face hint about what kind of film it is. If violence and depravity on film isn't you cup of tea, then move on. Don't sit through the film, only to whine about it later.

People have always been attracted to the grotesque. It has been presented as a form of entertainment since the days of Shakespeare, topping its popularity between 1890 to 1940 with the Grand Guignol of Paris. And as they say, it isn't called "Show Art", but called "Show Business". Theater of the Grotesque can be cheaply produced, and if done correctly, can fill the seats with paying customers. That's the reality.

Billy Pon's "Circus of the Dead" is more than a splatter-filled indie horror film - it's a contemporary resurrection of Grand Guignol, dragged screaming out of the Parisian backstreets and thrust into the neon-stained hellscape of modern Texas. Like the infamous Théâtre du Grand-Guignol that once shocked and thrilled turn-of-the-century Parisians with its grotesque stage plays, Pon's film serves as a deliberate, depraved spectacle designed to provoke, unsettle, and mesmerize. "Circus of the Dead" is, by all accounts, a grindhouse film (which the critics of this film seem to have forgotten).

Back in its heyday, the Grand Guignol packed in audiences eager for staged beheadings, eye gouging, and bloody eviscerations - a cultural phenomenon so intense that some theatergoers reportedly fainted mid-show. Pon doesn't just echo that tradition - he retools it, weaponizes it, and douses it in gasoline.

At the center of this cinematic freakshow is Papa Corn - a sadistic clown, philosopher of pain, and pure embodiment of moral decay. Bill Oberst Jr. Delivers a performance so committed and electrifying it feels theatrical in the best way - as if he could've stepped out from the Grand Guignol stage itself. He's captivating, charismatic, and completely unhinged - the kind of villain that transcends the screen and leaves claw marks on your mind.

The narrative is simple, but like the best stage horror of old, it's a vehicle for escalating depravity and moral collapse. A regular man is pulled into the orbit of a traveling troupe of psychopathic clowns, and what follows is less a story than a descent - a freak show baptism in blood and nihilism. And like the Grand Guignol, Circus of the Dead refuses to offer comfort or redemption. It wants you to squirm.

But what makes Pon's film special isn't just the brutality - it's the intelligence behind the chaos. The film is deeply aware of what it's doing: blending classic theater horror tropes with grindhouse cinema grit, all while lacing every frame with jet-black satire and a twisted sense of humor.

Just as the Grand Guignol once shocked the bougie elite of Paris and became a must-see underground attraction, Circus of the Dead has earned its place as a cult sensation among modern horror fans who crave something raw, unfiltered, and absolutely fearless.

There are faults in Billy Pon's film. The majority of the actors/actresses seem to be at the level of a high school drama club. Unfortuantely, most low-budget films suffer from this. You get what you paid for. The cast do their best to be believable characters, but with the exception of Bill Oberst Jr. As Papa Corn, the actors and actresses don't make their mark. This is to be expected, though. It is, as stated before, a grindhouse film.

Billy Pon isn't just making horror - he's reviving a lost art of transgressive theater through film. In another century, his name would be on a playbill in Montmartre. Today, it belongs in every horror fan's library.

Critique the film, but not it's subject matter.

Low budget clown gore porn with decent practical effects, but lack or story development, poor acting and gore for gore's sake doom this movie. Even the gorgeous Chanel Ryan couldn't save this film. Circus of the Dead came out one year after Damien Leone's All Hallows Eve so is it a "coincidence" that Papa Corn, the lead killer clown, looks pretty similar to Art The Clown? Please refer to Leroy Jethro Gibbs Rule #39 for the answer to that question. In a nut shell if Rob Zombie and Damien Leone decided to team up and make the worst possible horror movie in the history of horror movies as a gag, Circus of The Dead would be it. #HardPass.

For most of the movie it is just a bunch of clowns killing people in disgusting ways. No good qualities in the entire movie. No motive for the clowns killing people other than to kill people. Where is the plot? Where is the suspense? Where is the good acting? Just torture, screaming, torture, spurting blood, etc. Etc. Etc. I did watch the whole movie with the last hour of the movie with the volume turned down really low while doing something else as I couldn't stomach all the torture, screaming etc. I always try to watch a movie to the end in case it gets better. With this movie it did not, terrible in the beginning, terrible in the middle and terrible in the end. I would not recommend this movie for anyone who enjoys a good horror movie that is actually scary, has a plot, has good acting and has good direction. I would give this movie a zero if I could.

You know, originally I was just going to leave my 1 to try and help lower the rating a little more from all the disturbed people who rated this vile piece of garbage as one of the greatest movies ever. But I really need to briefly chime in with the other sincere people on here who reviewed it fairly as a film, not as COOL! AWESOME CLOWNS!

Several reviewers did try to fairly critique things like the cinematography, the lighting, the acting, the pacing, the editing. And there's little good to be said. Bill Oberst, What the-??? I know you can do better. But you are absolutely awful in this, trying too hard. The endless speeches are painful and boring. The rest of the acting is subpar at best.

But the primary issue is that this film has nothing to offer cinematically other than murder, rape and torture, including children. Honestly, the only thing missing was animal abuse and I'm stunned they didn't include that. There is no plot, no story, no logic. A band of creepy clowns are massacring people in a small town all in one night and no one hears or sees a thing? No one has a phone? A manager at a convenient store is in his office watching people getting murdered and instead of calling the police he just goes out to settle it with a shotgun??? Look, if you like this kind of sick crap, fine. But don't screw with the ratings by giving it a 10.

At the time I saw this, it was rated at 5.0. I thought by the title it was about Zombie clowns and with a 5.0 maybe it might be passable. But THIS? Please believe the bad reviews. This is a terrible film in every way. I hate myself for watching the whole thing, but once I decided to write something I was kind of committed. It never improves. There's no surprise twist at the end because it's pretty predictable. It's just one, unnecessarily long string of nothing.

I loved this movie. I would say it is one of the best roles I have seen Bill Oberest play. He makes such a good antagonist!! This is one of the few torture porn movies that I can actually enjoy. Although papa Corn was an absolute savage, I loved him at the same time. Don't know what that says about me as a human, but oh well.

Circus of the Dead..wow! We have seen killer clowns before but not like these guys,..you do not want to be going to their circus. Horror these days can be so generic and has to be about credibility for many so this movie is very real in style..the thought that people like these guys could exist is the real horror..no real reason for them to be killing and torturing people just for the fact they enjoy it and it certain cases get off on it..thats real nasty horror. All the cast involved were good to great..Bill Oberst Jr as Papa Corn is truly mesmerising and can easily be said to be one the most disturbing killers on screen in recent years..you will not forget him in a hurry. What i liked was that the other players even tho not as crazy still had their own personalities and sick nature..Noodledome the Clown just made me laugh with his constant giggle and Mister Blister was so laid back and didnt give a crap made me like him even tho he was an awful person. Parrish Randall was just fantastic as the poor guy they abduct and put through hell..you really felt for the guy. Billy Pon has created an indie classic here and would love to see this get more widespread..I saw this around the same time as Rob Zombie's 31 and i thought this was way way better than that ! So if you want to see something crazy, disturbing and yet still enjoyable check it out..will stick in the mind for a very long time

I love clown horror! I had been following this movie on Facebook for awhile waiting for it to come out. Was excited for it and usually when that happens I end up being disappointed. Not this time! I got to see a screening of it at Scares That Care horror convention and it was glorious! Fun at times, creepy at times, and always at the right times! All the actors playing the clowns were great but yes Papa Corn (Bill Oberst Jr) steals the show. Daring, creepy and disturbingly enough rather sexy, his portrayal of the clown king was magnificent.

This is the second Billy Pon movie I've seen. Bought Doll-Boy while waiting for COTD to come out. I have a feeling his name is going to get quite big in horror circles! I do hope the big studios don't snatch him up, there's just something about indy movies that fits him. I want him to always have creative control over his stuff.

I can not wait for this to get a DVD release. I want it in my collection now!