Terrifier is a slasher horror film directed by Damien Leone. The film sees the return of Art The Clown (David Howard Thornton), who previously appeared in All Hallows Eve and was the breakout star of that film. Once again, we see Art go on a rampage, hacking up men, women and doors to satiate his supernatural bloodlust. This time targeting sisters Tara and Victoria (Jenna Kanell and Victoria Heyes).
This film is what All Hallows Eve 2 should have been! Just as you would imagine it to be, it is loud, gory and aggressive; which is just what it needed to be. The level of violence and the over the top nature of it won’t be to everyone’s taste, but if you can get past it you will find a great film. Personally I found the bombastic violence almost comedic in the best way, it horrified me, but also it made me laugh.
Other than Art The Clown, who still remains pretty mysterious, none of the characters are really developed, or explored, but again in this kind of film I wouldn’t expect them to be. This isn’t a deep character piece; this is a film about an evil clown with a bag full of tools cutting people up.
Art once again steals the show and single handily manages to make killer clowns cool again; breathing life into the genre. Despite being silent for the whole of the film, Art still feels like he says so much and we as an audience feel like we know him; even if the bit when he briefly pretends to be a woman does feel a bit bizarre and throw away. He is also of course super creepy and manic; he will haunt your dreams for nights after you have watched this!
Overall, this won’t be a film to everyone’s taste but if you do give it a go, you’re in for a good time.
Pros.
The manic craziness.
Art The Clown.
It makes killer clowns cool again.
The over the top gore.
Cons.
Some of it does feel a little too bizarre and could do with being developed more.
4/5
Reviewed by Luke
Another Millennial Reviewer 