Terrifier

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Terrifier

2018

1h 25m

Holiday

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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2,500+ Ratings

A maniacal clown terrorizes three women on Halloween night.

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Critics Consensus

All about the splashy kills, Terrifier artfully introduces the unpredictable massacrer mime Art, yet fails to carve an entertaining story worthy of his wrath.

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Anton Bitel

Sight & Sound

11/07/2017

Thornton stays in rôle as fun-loving mime artist, so that all his slayings involve an unnerving combination of predatory sadism & popular performance. This makes him a perfect vehicle for the paradoxes of horror (as) entertainment.

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Jeremy Aspinall

Radio Times

05/23/2025

3/5

Even seasoned horror fans may feel a little liverish from Art's merciless menu of bodily perforations, some of which push the limits of on-screen gore to breaking point.

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

10/31/2024

3.5/5

Terrifier looks and feels like a student film and I mean that in the kindest way. This is a reminder of what horror should be - simple and brutal.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

10/10/2024

3.5/5

Leone’s passion and craftsmanship come together to make an effectively eerie, occasionally shocking, and surprisingly funny splatter film that set the table for the unlikely franchise that we have today.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

10/03/2024

3/4

Repulsive, shocking, and disturbingly funny, even a little nihilistic in its single-minded ambitions. Terrifier doesn’t give the viewer much to chew on, but even the most desensitized horror fanatic will watch in horrible awe at what Leone has created

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Rocco T. Thompson

Rue Morgue Magazine

07/03/2024

As a pure, gross, down ‘n dirty experience in abject cruelty that keeps its tongue firmly buried in cheek, Terrifier is successful.

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Hassan Haroon

Dec 14

One of the most terrifying slasher films ever made! Keeps me on the edge of the seat!

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Julie C

Oct 30

We absolutely love the movie had so much fun and saw friends in there at the end of the credit! So exciting what a wonderful time! Thank you guys so much for screening the movie and having the special selection at the end! Wonderful service

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Ann Marie

Oct 30

LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! Still creepiest movie ever!!!! This is MY Art!!!!

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Thomas

07/27/2023

We took someone to see this as their first horror film in theaters ever and they thoroughly enjoyed it as much as you can enjoy a brutal horror film. The first Terrifier is more intense than the sequel as Art basically beats everyone he runs into where as the sequel has more of a hero. Both are solid for what they offer and the effects are unreal.

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Alicia

07/20/2023

I loved seeing this re release of terrifier. I cant wait for more!!

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Maribel

07/20/2023

Amazing slasher film!

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Synopsis

A maniacal clown terrorizes three women on Halloween night.

Director: Damien Leone
Producer: Damien Leone, George Steuber, Phil Falcone
Screenwriter: Damien Leone
Distributor: Epic Pictures
Production Co: Dark Age Cinema
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 15, 2018, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jul 19, 2023
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 27, 2018
Runtime: 1h 25m