Terrifier 1 and 2 (2016 & 2022)

• Documentary

Episode overview

It's Cinemassacre's Monster Madness XX: Trick or Treat! (That's XX for 20 years.) This year I'm covering movies that take place on Halloween, and I'm kicking things off with one of the most brutal series in modern horror. Terrifier (2016) follows Art the Clown as he stalks his victims through Miles County on Halloween night, butchering anyone who gets in his way. Terrifier 2 (2022) picks up a year later, with Art resurrected by a sinister entity and hunting teenager Sienna and her younger brother on Halloween. Director Damien Leone made these on tiny budgets, and Terrifier 2 became infamous for reports of people fainting and throwing up in theaters. Here's what I thought.

13 minutes