Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) feat. Paul Farrell

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4.7 • 931 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Wipe that popcorn off your jacket and take the longest shower ever because we're discussing the queer-leaning throuple at the center of the Stephen Chiodo's cult classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) with Dead Ringers Podcast co-host Paul Farrell!

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0:00.0	And welcome back to horror queers. We're talking, you don't need the police, you need a psychiatrist.
0:23.8	We're talking the hearty boys meet the frog brothers. And we're talking, nobody's going to put me in a
0:30.2	balloon again. And I'm Joe. And I'm Trace. And we are talking the longest shower I have ever seen in a motion picture.
0:39.5	Well, when you're covered with popcorn, you just got to spend the time getting it all.
0:42.9	It takes up the entire second act of this movie. It is wild. Everyone, we are discussing killer
0:48.9	clowns from outer space, a horror comedy classic, I believe. Yes, this is such a fun time. It really is. And actually, Joe, before we get any further, I'm going to go ahead and introduce our guests because this is a recent watch for both you and myself, I think, right? Yeah, I think we only just watched this within the last year, right? Oh, my God. Yeah, I watched it last year for the first time for
1:11.7	sure. So, okay, everyone, well, let's introduce our guest. You have read his work at such publications
1:17.1	as Dead Ringers, Horror Hound magazine, and of course, bloody disgusting. You have also heard
1:21.9	his voice on the Dead Ringers podcast. Please welcome Paul Farrell. Hi. Thanks for having me.
1:28.4	Hello, and welcome to the show to Killer Clowns in Outer Space.
1:32.5	Oh, my God.
1:33.4	So we said this is a recent watch for us, Paul.
1:36.0	Did you grow up with this film like so many of our peers have?
1:39.9	Yes.
1:40.6	Yeah, Killer Clowns has been sort of ever present in my life from a very early age.
1:47.3	For better or for worse?
1:49.0	Well, I mean, yeah, it's, I have a weird relationship with Killer Clouds. I love the movie. But it, I'm probably one of the like only people in the world who was very afraid of it as a kid.
2:00.7	Right. No, I can see that, though, because honestly, like, even though this movie is... only people in the world who was very afraid of it as a kid. Oh.
2:01.5	No, I can see that though, because honestly, like, even though this movie is PG-13, I was
2:06.2	like, this is pretty intense for like, I wouldn't call it a kid's movie, but this is a kid-appropriate
2:12.0	movie.
2:13.0	Yeah.
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