The Clown at Midnight is a 1999 Canadian slasher film directed by Jean Pellerin and starring Sarah Lassez, James Duval, Tatyana Ali, Christopher Plummer and Margot Kidder.
Years later, high school student Kate (Sarah Lassez) is plagued with nightmares after discovering she is Lorraine's daughter.
Kate's best friend Monica (Tatyana Ali) convinces Kate to help restore the opera house, and when they arrive they meet the rest of the group including nerdy Cheryl "Walnut" Webber (Melissa Galianos), flamboyant Marty (J. P. Grimard), rebel George (James Duval), vindictive Ashley (Liz Crawford) and her jock boyfriend Taylor (Ryan Bittle).
The group are lectured by their teacher Ms. Gibby (Margot Kidder), but a stage light falls and nearly hits her, drawing the attention of the owner of the opera house Mr. Caruthers (Christopher Plummer).
The group deduces it was an accident; however, Mr. Caruthers insists the opera house is haunted by Lorraine, upsetting Kate who is comforted by Ms. Gibby.
The group decide to try to locate the missing Ashley and Ms. Gibby, but while in the basement Monica is attacked by the clown who chases her and finally stabs her with a spear.