This clowns-only screening of It is truly nightmare fodder

Clowns, as a concept, are absolutely not okay, which makes these clowns-only screenings of It at the Alamo Drafthouse theaters in Austin, Texas, and Brooklyn, New York, about the most not okay things imaginable.

The Sept. 9 showings of the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King's killer clown story require attendees to "arrive dressed as a clown in order to attend," spoofing the controversy that stemmed earlier this year from the theater's women-only screenings of Wonder Woman.

But when it comes to clowns, Drafthouse is entirely serious: "Please arrive early and join us in the Barrel O' Fun beginning at 5:30 p.m. for an It pre-party where we will have face-painters available for clown 'touch-ups,' a photo booth, raffles for prizes, and other terrifying merriment," the theater writes for its Austin event.

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Watch the trailer for It below and clowns, you can get your tickets here. Jeva Lange