When it comes to movies about killer clowns from outer space, few have reached the dizzying heights achieved by Stephen Chiodo's Killer Klowns From Outer Space.

The film - which does right what it says on the tin - has achieved a certain cult status over the years, a fact I suspect is at least partially attributable to the frequent play it received on HBO back in the early 90's, when the cable giant used to carry just four movies (Killer Klowns From Outer Space, My Blue Heaven, Little Monsters, and that one where Rutger Hauer menaced a married couple played by Ron Silver and Rebecca De Mornay). Go ahead, ask one of your elders; they'll back me up on this.

Anyway, with the film's thirtieth anniversary on the horizon, talk has once again turned to a possible Killer Klowns From Outer Space sequel, which Chiodo himself addressed on a recent episode of Adam Green's The Movie Crypt podcast. Here's what he had to say (as reported by iHorror.com):

"Right now, we are currently pursuing a long arch series for cable,” he told host Adam Green. “We wondered, should we do a sequel to the first one or do we do a remake? We came up with a ‘requel’ – it’s a sequel and a remake. We’ve been developing this for a while. It’s a trilogy in four parts, and it really follows the continuing adventures of new people who are experiencing this phenomenon of a Klown invasion, and once in a while you see some of the old guys pop up and hear their stories – find out what happened over the last 25 years. It’s fucking great.”

For those keeping score at home, Chiodo just said that the plan is for Killer Klowns From Outer Space to become:

A long-arch cable series

A sequel

A remake

A "requel"

A trilogy (told in four parts)

This sounds simultaneously ambitious and somewhat stupid, but if you've ever seen Killer Klowns From Outer Space you know damn well that that's right in this property's wheelhouse.

Will this actually get made? Will it be any good? Will anyone pick it up? Who knows, but I'm delighted the whole thing's even being considered.

We'll keep you informed as updates occur. Please hit the comments to discuss anything, literally anything, other than Batman V Superman.