Terrifier 2
A resurrected killer clown turns Halloween night into an extended gauntlet of supernatural slasher carnage for a determined sister and her younger brother.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- brutal
- macabre
- disturbing
- halloween night
- midnight horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the inventive gore, performances, physical comedy, and stronger character development while criticizing the excessive runtime, underdeveloped subplots, and relentless brutality.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Art the Clown's attacks are presented through unusually extended, inventive, and graphic kill sequences.
Sienna's conflict with Art is tied to protecting her younger brother Jonathan and facing escalating supernatural terror.
David Howard Thornton's Art combines pantomime, mocking physical comedy, and vicious attacks.
Art returns to terrorize Miles County during Halloween night, making costumes and festivities part of the threatening atmosphere.
Films like Terrifier 2, and why
The Sadness
Shares graphic splatter, relentless killer attacks, macabre humor, and a theatrical masked murderer.
Hatchet
Shares slasher structure, extreme practical gore, sadistic set pieces, and an iconic largely silent killer.
Halloween Kills
Shares Halloween-night dread, a supernatural killer, inventive kills, and heightened horror violence.
Ready or Not
Shares a final-girl survival arc, darkly comic brutality, and stylized slasher spectacle.
Movie Details
- Director
- Damien Leone
- Release Date
- 2022-10-06
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (2596)
Cast
- Lauren LaVera
- David Howard Thornton
- Elliott Fullam
- Sarah Voigt
- Kailey Hyman
- Casey Hartnett
- Charlie McElveen
- Amelie McLain
- Johnath Davis
- Samantha Scaffidi
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- 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 2 about?
- A resurrected killer clown turns Halloween night into an extended gauntlet of supernatural slasher carnage for a determined sister and her younger brother.
- What is Terrifier 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Terrifier 2 as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Terrifier 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Terrifier 2 as graphic.
- What did critics think of Terrifier 2?
- Critics broadly praised the inventive gore, performances, physical comedy, and stronger character development while criticizing the excessive runtime, underdeveloped subplots, and relentless brutality.
- Which films are like Terrifier 2?
- Films with a similar feel include The Sadness, Hatchet, Halloween Kills, and Ready or Not.
- How long is Terrifier 2?
- Terrifier 2 runs 138 minutes.
- Where can I watch Terrifier 2?
- In United States, Terrifier 2 streams on Amazon Prime Video, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
