What is Terrifier about?
A maniacal clown named Art terrorizes three young women on Halloween night and everyone else who stands in his way.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Terrifier (2018)
A relentless Halloween night descends into gritty, chilling terror as a maniacal clown stalks three women.
Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Prime Video, Peacock, Hoopla (free), Fandango at Home (free), Pluto TV (free), Plex (free) and 1 more.
Terrifier parents guide
There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: real scares, several jump scares, and moderate sex and nudity.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Extreme gore
- Our top level for gore.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Three questions
- Is Terrifier scary?
- Yes, properly. Terrifier is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is Terrifier?
- Extreme gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
Cast and crew
Directed byDamien Leone
StarringDavid Howard Thornton, Jenna Kanell, Samantha Scaffidi, Catherine Corcoran, Pooya Mohseni, Matt McAllister
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