Evening Entertainment: Harry Hall's 1991 short film THE HOUSE OF CLOWNS

One would think that a short film called THE HOUSE OF CLOWNS would be a horror film, and it kind of is, though Hall's tale of a young woman telling the story of how she was raised by clowns is campily nightmarish in a way that's not immediately obvious, as the film is more a completely bizarre look at a non-existent clown culture.  It features... well, a lot of clowns.  And a clown rendition of "Romeo and Juliet."  And fireworks. 


THE HOUSE OF CLOWNS (vintage 1991) from HARRY HALL on Vimeo.

Watch This Thing - A forgotten 1981 ALIEN parody in the 17-minute ILLEGAL ALIEN

If you've ever thought to yourself, "Y'know, I wonder what ALIEN would be like if it had a deranged clown in it," you'll appreciate the 1981 short film ILLEGAL ALIEN. Or even if you haven't, as this short by Jeff Kwitny (later of BEYOND THE DOOR III and ICED) is a pretty clever, and quite funny take on Ridley Scott's classic film. It received some notoriety by being included in the VHS short film collection "Cinemagic" (aka "Fright Show") but seems to have fallen into obscurity since then.