“Clownery” (** out of four) was a tired horror thriller about a young girl (Kateryna Korchynska) who suffers a terrible trauma on her birthday; years later, one of her friends (Serena P. Palmisano) tries to surprise her with a surprise birthday party and is unaware of the horrific memories and trauma this awakens in her especially when a killer clown erupts out of the shadows to terrify them all. Far from the worst of its low-rent ilk, as film does try to cover issues with PTSD and anxiety and features an unusual level of character development, but still- there’s just not much that’s scary or original anymore about a movie involving a murderous clown.