Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a 1988 American science fiction horror comedy film[1] written, directed, and produced by the Chiodo Brothers, and starring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, and John Vernon. It is the only film to be written and directed by the Chiodo Brothers and they also did the practical effects and makeup for the film. The film is about a clan of evil aliens from an unknown region, who all resemble circus clowns. They arrive on Earth and invade a small town in order to capture, kill, and harvest the human inhabitants to use as sustenance.