The killer klowns are back, and they've brought their cotton candy cocoons with them. This cult sci-fi horror comedy from 1988 follows a small town under siege by clown-shaped aliens who arrive in a circus tent spaceship, wielding shadow puppets, popcorn guns, and balloon animals that are considerably more sinister than they sound. It's the kind of movie that's built a devoted following over the decades—equal parts campy, gory, and genuinely funny, with practical effects and creature designs that still hold up as delightfully unsettling.

Watching it inside The Beverly Theater adds its own texture to the experience. The intimate 150-seat space and sharp acoustics mean every squeaky clown shoe and popcorn-gun blast lands with more punch than you'd get streaming it at home. It's a solid pick for anyone with a soft spot for practical-effects horror, midnight-movie energy, or just clowns that are a little too eager to make you their next meal.