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    Film Review: TERRIFIER (2017)

    Peter 'Witchfinder' HopkinsBy Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins21st July 2019Updated:21st July 20199 Comments2 Mins Read

    TERRIFIER *** USA 2017 Dir: Damien Leone 80 mins

    Although its timing might invite accusations of being an IT cash-in, TERRIFIER is actually a long-gestating feature length outing for Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton), the malevolent star of writer-director Damien Leone’s short films (dating back to 2008), both of which were adapted into his feature length anthology ALL HALLOW’S EVE (2013).
    Framed by scenes of a hideously disfigured survivor of Art’s escapades, this merges a simple 1980’s slasher format and engaging old school practical FX with the sadism of the post-HOSTEL gore movies of the early 2000’s. A hot, shrill blonde bimbo and a hot, marginally smarter brunette are creeped out by Giannelli’s marvellously freaky black and white clown in a pizzeria ; after daubing shit on the walls, the unforgiving Art kills the staff and stalks the girls. Prone to taking selfies with his mutilated victims, Art is an excellent addition to the pantheon of clown slashers, though the film doesn’t care much for its own protagonists, evolving into an episodic series of largely doomed, self-consciously eccentric characters exploring abandoned buildings. Leone goes divertingly over the line with a hyper-gruesome bisection sequence, though the movie is arguably less fun when the gore becomes merely mean-spirited (notably a grim chain-whipping). Still, it’s a satisfying showcase for Art The Clown fans.

    Review by Steven West




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    9 Comments

    1. Johannah Carroll on 5th May 2018 2:31 PM

      David Beckham as Trigger in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword was the scariest clown I've seen in a movie…sent me all a shiver – oh sorry you mean 'horror' clown? 😉 that'd be the clown doll in Poltergeist – it made me bin all my cuddly toys!!

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    2. Natalie Crossan on 30th April 2018 4:36 PM

      Pennywise

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    3. 2janes on 21st April 2018 2:31 PM

      Pennyise

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    4. Louise A on 21st April 2018 12:29 PM

      Pennywise

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    5. Milly Youngman on 20th April 2018 2:17 PM

      a) Halloween

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    6. Philip Rogers on 18th April 2018 1:38 PM

      Clown House – Not only the film, but the story behind it making the film terrifying

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    7. Gurpreet Bhatia on 17th April 2018 5:57 PM

      From the trailers it's got to be "The Terrifier", Pennywise is a pussycat compared to him!

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    8. Anonymous on 17th April 2018 5:09 PM

      Pennywise

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    9. Rob Griffiths on 17th April 2018 4:01 PM

      Answer – a) Halloween

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