Terrifier
On Halloween night, a mute killer clown turns a pair of friends’ routine misadventure into an unapologetically brutal survival nightmare.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- foreboding
- sadistic
- halloween night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly recognized the film as a stylish, atmospheric, and technically impressive throwback whose practical gore and Art the Clown performance outmatch its thin script and limited character depth.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Art's attacks rely on highly explicit, hands-on mutilation effects, including the notorious hacksaw sequence.
The film openly functions as a throwback to 1980s slasher movies while upgrading their gore effects and production craft.
Art the Clown, played by David Howard Thornton, communicates through facial gestures and pantomime while stalking his victims.
The Halloween-night pursuit largely unfolds around an isolated building and adjacent locations, emphasizing sustained cat-and-mouse pressure.
Films like Terrifier, and why
The Burning
shares an 1980s slasher homage, a relentless masked killer, and graphic practical gore
Halloween
shares a mute or theatrically expressive killer, Halloween atmosphere, and sadistic cat-and-mouse suspense
The Collector
shares extreme splatter effects, blackly playful brutality, and a simple survival-horror structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Damien Leone
- Release Date
- 2018-01-25
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (3079)
Cast
- David Howard Thornton
- Jenna Kanell
- Samantha Scaffidi
- Catherine Corcoran
- Pooya Mohseni
- Matt McAllister
- Katie Maguire
- Gino Cafarelli
- Cory DuVal
- Michael Leavy
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Terrifier about?
- On Halloween night, a mute killer clown turns a pair of friends’ routine misadventure into an unapologetically brutal survival nightmare.
- What is Terrifier like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Terrifier as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Terrifier violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Terrifier as graphic.
- What did critics think of Terrifier?
- Critics broadly recognized the film as a stylish, atmospheric, and technically impressive throwback whose practical gore and Art the Clown performance outmatch its thin script and limited character depth.
- Which films are like Terrifier?
- Films with a similar feel include The Burning, Halloween, and The Collector.
- How long is Terrifier?
- Terrifier runs 84 minutes.
- Where can I watch Terrifier?
- In United States, Terrifier streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus.
