sadistic · alien · horror · circus theme · killer klowns · predatory · 1980s · supernatural · hive mind · small town
*A meteor tears a fiery path across the sky above Crescent Cove. At Lovers’ Lane, Mike and I watch, breath held. Not far off, old farmer Gene heads into the thick woods, sure he’s chasing Halley’s Comet. Out in the park, you, you’re an author seeking a quiet moment, writing by the faint glow of a lantern, wrapped in an unusual calm—until that same luminous object winks into view, and you write it off as just a comet. Deep in the forest, Gene stumbles upon an enormous, garishly striped tent. Before he can cry out, shadows shift, and clown-like aliens with wide, painted grins slither from the dark, snatching him and his dog into the unknown.*