25 Scary-Clown Movies That'll Give You Nightmares for Days

Like "Joker," "Spawn" is a comic-based movie with a sinister clown in the lead. However, it leans more into fantasy elements. The titular character, a former assassin, (Michael Jai White), strikes a deal with the Devil to become a servant of Hell in order to return to Earth and reunite with his fiancée. Working for the Underworld, he's ordered by a clown-like demon, the Violator (John Leguizamo), to kill his former boss. Leguizamo really committed to his role as the sinister clown, even resorting to eating live maggots while shooting the movie.