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Directed by [[Film/ChildsPlay Tom]] [[Film/FrightNight1985 Holland]] (not the Franchise/SpiderMan one) and based on a short story by John Farris. Layne (Creator/LeeTergesen) returns to his childhood neighborhood just as his former friends begin to disappear one by one, leaving nothing but their clothes soaked in a milky substance. The reason seems to be linked to an ice cream delivery clown, Buster (Creator/WilliamForsythe), who died when they were children.
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Directed by [[Film/ChildsPlay Tom]] [[Film/FrightNight1985 Holland]] (not the Franchise/SpiderMan ComicBook/SpiderMan one) and based on a short story by John Farris. Layne (Creator/LeeTergesen) returns to his childhood neighborhood just as his former friends begin to disappear one by one, leaving nothing but their clothes soaked in a milky substance. The reason seems to be linked to an ice cream delivery clown, Buster (Creator/WilliamForsythe), who died when they were children.
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** As mentioned in HoistByHisOwnPetard below, [[spoiler: Buster ends up meeting the same fate as his victims, with his last words being "Oh, my..." like his original death.]]
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* KarmicMisfire: While it's true that Vergil and Layne originally [[spoiler: caused Buster's death from a prank GoneHorriblyWrong]], Vergil was the only one with any malicious intent, so it's not as clear why he went after the other parents who were present, but otherwise had no real involvement.
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Directed by [[Film/ChildsPlay Tom Holland]] (not the Franchise/SpiderMan one) and based on a short story by John Farris. Layne (Creator/LeeTergesen) returns to his childhood neighborhood just as his former friends begin to disappear one by one, leaving nothing but their clothes soaked in a milky substance. The reason seems to be linked to an ice cream delivery clown, Buster (Creator/WilliamForsythe), who died when they were children.
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Directed by [[Film/ChildsPlay Tom Tom]] [[Film/FrightNight1985 Holland]] (not the Franchise/SpiderMan one) and based on a short story by John Farris. Layne (Creator/LeeTergesen) returns to his childhood neighborhood just as his former friends begin to disappear one by one, leaving nothing but their clothes soaked in a milky substance. The reason seems to be linked to an ice cream delivery clown, Buster (Creator/WilliamForsythe), who died when they were children.
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* BringMyBrownPants: Young Virgil pissed his pants when he discovered that [[spoiler: Buster [[FacialHorror had no real nose]] under the fake one.]]
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* BringMyBrownPants: Young Virgil pissed his pants when he discovered that [[spoiler: Buster [[FacialHorror had no real nose]] nose under the fake one.]]
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* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:Buster had has no nose under the fake one.]] He still doesn't as a ghost (and is also uglified otherwise) but the wound is colored red.]]
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Directed by [[Film/ChildsPlay Tom Holland]](not the Spider-Man one) and based on a short story by John Farris. Layne (Lee Tergesen) returns to his childhood neighborhood just as his former friends begin to disappear one by one, leaving nothing but their clothes soaked in a milky substance. The reason seems to be linked to an ice cream delivery clown, Buster (William Forsythe), who died around that time.
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Directed by [[Film/ChildsPlay TomHolland]](not Holland]] (not the Spider-Man Franchise/SpiderMan one) and based on a short story by John Farris. Layne (Lee Tergesen) (Creator/LeeTergesen) returns to his childhood neighborhood just as his former friends begin to disappear one by one, leaving nothing but their clothes soaked in a milky substance. The reason seems to be linked to an ice cream delivery clown, Buster (William Forsythe), (Creator/WilliamForsythe), who died around that time.when they were children.
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* AssholeVictim: Virgil, who was responsible for Buster's death as a child, and is strongly implied to have grown up to become a pedophile. Nobody would be saddened by his demise, no matter how horrible it may have been.
* AssholeVictim: Virgil, who was responsible for Buster's death as a child, and is strongly implied to have grown up to become a pedophile. Nobody would be saddened by his demise, no matter how horrible it may have been.
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* BadHumorTruck: It's about a [[MonsterClown demonic, undead clown]] who works in an ice cream truck. His method is to sell ice cream to children, who then [[spoiler: cause their parents to melt into a colored mess not unlike that of melted ice cream]] as soon as they bite into it.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Buster is defeated when Layne [[ItMakesSenseInContext creates a voodoo ice cream in his likeness]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard and gives it to his kid]].]]
* BringMyBrownPants: The [[TheBully young Virgil]] pissed his pants when he discovered that [[spoiler: Buster [[FacialHorror had no real nose]] under the fake one.]]
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Buster is defeated when Layne [[ItMakesSenseInContext creates a voodoo ice cream in his likeness]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard and gives it to his kid]].]]
* BringMyBrownPants: The [[TheBully young Virgil]] pissed his pants when he discovered that [[spoiler: Buster [[FacialHorror had no real nose]] under the fake one.]]
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* BadHumorTruck: It's about a [[MonsterClown The demonic, undead clown]] who clown works in an ice cream truck. His killing method is to sell ice cream to children, who then [[spoiler: cause their parents to melt into a colored mess not unlike that of melted ice cream]] as soon as they bite into it.
*BatmanGambit: BringMyBrownPants: Young Virgil pissed his pants when he discovered that [[spoiler: Buster is defeated when Layne [[ItMakesSenseInContext creates a voodoo ice cream in his likeness]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard and gives it to his kid]].[[FacialHorror had no real nose]] under the fake one.]]
*BringMyBrownPants: The [[TheBully young Virgil]] pissed his pants when he discovered that [[spoiler: Buster [[FacialHorror had no real nose]] under the fake one.]]TheBully: Virgil is one both as a kid and as an adult.
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* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler: Virgil declares himself untouchable, since he doesn't have a family. Unfortunately for him, Buster locates Virgil's kid out of wedlock...who [[ParentalIncest Virgil also molested]], as evidenced by Buster telling the kid to "get your revenge." And for bonus points, Virgil graphically melts in a hot tub he spends a lot of time in.]]
* DepravedBisexual: Virgil readily states he's done...things.
* DisproportionateRetribution: The episode kicks off with a pretty dark one when [[spoiler: Buster gives one of the voodoo ice creams to the son of Kent, one of children that killed him. Kent begs his son not to eat it, but the boy does anyway. And after watching his father literally [[ImMelting melt away]] in front of him, Kent's son, with little to no remorse, coldly says, "'''You shouldn't have grounded me'''."]] ''Jesus Christ'', kid! Though maybe [[spoiler: being under Buster's influence or control]] also had to do with it.
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Buster the MonsterClown shows up again for a last pre-credits scare after being seemingly destroyed.]]
* DepravedBisexual: Virgil readily states he's done...things.
* DisproportionateRetribution: The episode kicks off with a pretty dark one when [[spoiler: Buster gives one of the voodoo ice creams to the son of Kent, one of children that killed him. Kent begs his son not to eat it, but the boy does anyway. And after watching his father literally [[ImMelting melt away]] in front of him, Kent's son, with little to no remorse, coldly says, "'''You shouldn't have grounded me'''."]] ''Jesus Christ'', kid! Though maybe [[spoiler: being under Buster's influence or control]] also had to do with it.
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Buster the MonsterClown shows up again for a last pre-credits scare after being seemingly destroyed.]]
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* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler: Virgil declares himself untouchable, since because he doesn't have is the only one without a family. Unfortunately for him, Buster locates Virgil's kid out of wedlock... who [[ParentalIncest Virgil also molested]], as evidenced by Buster telling the kid to "get your revenge." And for For bonus points, Virgil [[spoiler:Virgil graphically melts in a hot tub he spends a lot of time in.]]
* DepravedBisexual: Virgil readily states he's done...things.
"things."
* DisproportionateRetribution: The episode kicks off with a pretty dark one when[[spoiler: Buster gives one of the voodoo his ice creams to the son of Kent, one of children that killed him. Kent's son. Kent begs his son not to eat it, but the boy does anyway. And after does. After watching his father literally [[ImMelting melt away]] away in front of him, Kent's son, with little to no remorse, the boy coldly says, "'''You shouldn't have grounded me'''."]] " ''Jesus Christ'', kid! Though maybe [[spoiler: We can only hope being under Buster's influence or control]] also had to do with it.
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Busterthe MonsterClown shows up again for a last pre-credits scare after being seemingly destroyed.]]]]
* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:Buster had no nose under the fake one.]] He still doesn't as a ghost (and is also uglified otherwise) but the wound is colored red.
* DepravedBisexual: Virgil readily states he's done...
* DisproportionateRetribution: The episode kicks off with a pretty dark one when
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* GhostlyGoals: [[spoiler: Buster wants to kill kills the children (now grown men) that [[spoiler:that killed him.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Buster is defeated when Layne [[spoiler:creates an ice cream in his likeness and gives it to his kid to eat]].
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* ImMelting: The narrative utilizes Type A on the victims and [[spoiler: Buster]], as the consumption of ice creams in their likeness cause them to graphically melt.
* KilledOffscreen: Inverted. In the original tale, the deaths of Buster's victims, barring Papa Joe, are mentioned after the fact. The adaptation, however, shows us more of the details (''especially'' in Virgil's case).
* MonsterClown: Although he started out as a NonIronicClown, Buster became this post-resurrection when he started seeking revenge.
* KilledOffscreen: Inverted. In the original tale, the deaths of Buster's victims, barring Papa Joe, are mentioned after the fact. The adaptation, however, shows us more of the details (''especially'' in Virgil's case).
* MonsterClown: Although he started out as a NonIronicClown, Buster became this post-resurrection when he started seeking revenge.
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* PsychopathicManchild: In death, Buster's maturity and mental development is just as stunted as it was in life. That doesn't stop him from being responsible for several gruesome deaths.
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* PsychopathicManchild: In death, Buster's maturity and mental development isjust as stunted as it was in life. That doesn't stop him from being responsible for several gruesome deaths.
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* TeamDad: Papa Joe.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Buster started out as a friendly, mentally challenged man who never would have hurt a fly. Then he was murdered, and came back as a MonsterClown hellbent on revenge against his killers.
* TeamDad: Papa Joe.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Buster started out as a friendly, mentally challenged man who never would have hurt a fly. Then he was murdered, and came back as a MonsterClown hellbent on revenge against his killers.
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* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Layne [[spoiler:Layne]] is the only one of among the targeted parents who survives.]]
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* TheUnreveal: We never learn why Buster came back from the dead.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Buster started out as a friendly, mentally challenged man who never would have hurt a fly. Then he was murdered, and came back as a MonsterClown hellbent onrevenge against his killers.revenge.
* TeamDad: Papa
* TheUnreveal: We never learn why Buster came back from the dead.
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* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:Virgil declares himself untouchable, since he doesn't have a family. Unfortunately for him, Buster locates Virgil's kid out of wedlock. And for bonus points, Virgil graphically melts in a hot tub he spends a lot of time in.]]
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* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:Virgil [[spoiler: Virgil declares himself untouchable, since he doesn't have a family. Unfortunately for him, Buster locates Virgil's kid out of wedlock. wedlock...who [[ParentalIncest Virgil also molested]], as evidenced by Buster telling the kid to "get your revenge." And for bonus points, Virgil graphically melts in a hot tub he spends a lot of time in.]]
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Directed by [[Film/ChildsPlay Tom Holland]](not the Spider-Man one) and based on a short story by John Farris. Layne (Lee Tergesen) returns to his childhood neighborhood just as his former friends begin to disappear one by one, leaving nothing but their clothes soaked in a milky substance. The reason seems to be linked to an ice cream delivery clown, Buster (William Forsythe), who died around that time.
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%%* TheAlcoholic: Toot.
* AssholeVictim: Virgil, who was responsible for Buster's death as a child, and is strongly implied to have grown up to become a pedophile. Nobody would be saddened by his demise, no matter how horrible it may have been.
* AxCrazy: Buster's mental state has definitely deteriorated following his resurrection. In the climax, he even pursues Layne with an axe.
* BackFromTheDead: Buster is back... [[TheUnreveal somehow]]. His desire for revenge likely plays into it.
* BadHumorTruck: It's about a [[MonsterClown demonic, undead clown]] who works in an ice cream truck. His method is to sell ice cream to children, who then [[spoiler: cause their parents to melt into a colored mess not unlike that of melted ice cream]] as soon as they bite into it.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Buster is defeated when Layne [[ItMakesSenseInContext creates a voodoo ice cream in his likeness]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard and gives it to his kid]].]]
* BringMyBrownPants: The [[TheBully young Virgil]] pissed his pants when he discovered that [[spoiler: Buster [[FacialHorror had no real nose]] under the fake one.]]
* DeadlyPrank: The episode starts with a childhood prank gone deadly wrong.
* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:Virgil declares himself untouchable, since he doesn't have a family. Unfortunately for him, Buster locates Virgil's kid out of wedlock. And for bonus points, Virgil graphically melts in a hot tub he spends a lot of time in.]]
* DepravedBisexual: Virgil readily states he's done...things.
* DisproportionateRetribution: The episode kicks off with a pretty dark one when [[spoiler: Buster gives one of the voodoo ice creams to the son of Kent, one of children that killed him. Kent begs his son not to eat it, but the boy does anyway. And after watching his father literally [[ImMelting melt away]] in front of him, Kent's son, with little to no remorse, coldly says, "'''You shouldn't have grounded me'''."]] ''Jesus Christ'', kid! Though maybe [[spoiler: being under Buster's influence or control]] also had to do with it.
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Buster the MonsterClown shows up again for a last pre-credits scare after being seemingly destroyed.]]
* FriendToAllChildren: When he was alive, Buster was a friendly ice cream salesman who loved to entertain children as a NonIronicClown.
* GhostlyGoals: [[spoiler: Buster wants to kill the children (now grown men) that killed him.]]
* HateSink: Virgil. He was a bully in his childhood, and the TokenEvilTeammate to his friends who was responsible for the death of Buster. As an adult, he's just as bad, and heavily implied to be a child molester.
* AnIcePerson: In addition to the voodoo ice creams, Buster emanates cold air that can be turned to ice. Layne briefly manages to turn it onto him, but Buster soon breaks free.
* ImMelting: The narrative utilizes Type A on the victims and [[spoiler: Buster]], as the consumption of ice creams in their likeness cause them to graphically melt.
* KilledOffscreen: Inverted. In the original tale, the deaths of Buster's victims, barring Papa Joe, are mentioned after the fact. The adaptation, however, shows us more of the details (''especially'' in Virgil's case).
* MonsterClown: Although he started out as a NonIronicClown, Buster became this post-resurrection when he started seeking revenge.
* MusicalTrigger: The children go into trances when they hear the ice cream truck music.
* PsychopathicManchild: In death, Buster's maturity and mental development is just as stunted as it was in life. That doesn't stop him from being responsible for several gruesome deaths.
%%* SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp: Virgil.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Layne is the only one of the targeted parents who survives.]]
%%* TeamDad: Papa Joe.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Buster started out as a friendly, mentally challenged man who never would have hurt a fly. Then he was murdered, and came back as a MonsterClown hellbent on revenge against his killers.
* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: After Kent’s funeral, his distraught wife says this to Layne.
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%%* TheAlcoholic: Toot.
* AssholeVictim: Virgil, who was responsible for Buster's death as a child, and is strongly implied to have grown up to become a pedophile. Nobody would be saddened by his demise, no matter how horrible it may have been.
* AxCrazy: Buster's mental state has definitely deteriorated following his resurrection. In the climax, he even pursues Layne with an axe.
* BackFromTheDead: Buster is back... [[TheUnreveal somehow]]. His desire for revenge likely plays into it.
* BadHumorTruck: It's about a [[MonsterClown demonic, undead clown]] who works in an ice cream truck. His method is to sell ice cream to children, who then [[spoiler: cause their parents to melt into a colored mess not unlike that of melted ice cream]] as soon as they bite into it.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Buster is defeated when Layne [[ItMakesSenseInContext creates a voodoo ice cream in his likeness]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard and gives it to his kid]].]]
* BringMyBrownPants: The [[TheBully young Virgil]] pissed his pants when he discovered that [[spoiler: Buster [[FacialHorror had no real nose]] under the fake one.]]
* DeadlyPrank: The episode starts with a childhood prank gone deadly wrong.
* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:Virgil declares himself untouchable, since he doesn't have a family. Unfortunately for him, Buster locates Virgil's kid out of wedlock. And for bonus points, Virgil graphically melts in a hot tub he spends a lot of time in.]]
* DepravedBisexual: Virgil readily states he's done...things.
* DisproportionateRetribution: The episode kicks off with a pretty dark one when [[spoiler: Buster gives one of the voodoo ice creams to the son of Kent, one of children that killed him. Kent begs his son not to eat it, but the boy does anyway. And after watching his father literally [[ImMelting melt away]] in front of him, Kent's son, with little to no remorse, coldly says, "'''You shouldn't have grounded me'''."]] ''Jesus Christ'', kid! Though maybe [[spoiler: being under Buster's influence or control]] also had to do with it.
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Buster the MonsterClown shows up again for a last pre-credits scare after being seemingly destroyed.]]
* FriendToAllChildren: When he was alive, Buster was a friendly ice cream salesman who loved to entertain children as a NonIronicClown.
* GhostlyGoals: [[spoiler: Buster wants to kill the children (now grown men) that killed him.]]
* HateSink: Virgil. He was a bully in his childhood, and the TokenEvilTeammate to his friends who was responsible for the death of Buster. As an adult, he's just as bad, and heavily implied to be a child molester.
* AnIcePerson: In addition to the voodoo ice creams, Buster emanates cold air that can be turned to ice. Layne briefly manages to turn it onto him, but Buster soon breaks free.
* ImMelting: The narrative utilizes Type A on the victims and [[spoiler: Buster]], as the consumption of ice creams in their likeness cause them to graphically melt.
* KilledOffscreen: Inverted. In the original tale, the deaths of Buster's victims, barring Papa Joe, are mentioned after the fact. The adaptation, however, shows us more of the details (''especially'' in Virgil's case).
* MonsterClown: Although he started out as a NonIronicClown, Buster became this post-resurrection when he started seeking revenge.
* MusicalTrigger: The children go into trances when they hear the ice cream truck music.
* PsychopathicManchild: In death, Buster's maturity and mental development is just as stunted as it was in life. That doesn't stop him from being responsible for several gruesome deaths.
%%* SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp: Virgil.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Layne is the only one of the targeted parents who survives.]]
%%* TeamDad: Papa Joe.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Buster started out as a friendly, mentally challenged man who never would have hurt a fly. Then he was murdered, and came back as a MonsterClown hellbent on revenge against his killers.
* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: After Kent’s funeral, his distraught wife says this to Layne.
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