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Terrifier 2
2022 138 min United States of America 18+
★6.6
Horror
Director: Damien Leone
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Description
A year after the Miles County massacre, Art the Clown is resurrected by a sinister entity. Art returns home, where he must hunt down and destroy teenage Sienna and her younger brother Jonathan on Halloween. As the body count rises, the siblings fight to stay alive while uncovering the true nature of Art's evil intent.
Budget:
$250,000
US Gross:
$10.96M
Worldwide:
$15.82M
Starring
Lauren LaVera
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David Howard Thornton
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Elliott Fullam
Actor
Awards
6 wins & 12 nominations total
Key opinion
Terrifier 2 is a polarizing, high-ambition slasher that succeeds as an inventive, gore-heavy spectacle for genre enthusiasts while struggling with structural bloat. While many praise the expanded lore and standout performance of Lauren LaVera, critics frequently point to the excessive runtime and uneven narrative focus as significant detriments to the experience.
| Acting | David Howard Thornton's performance maintains Art the Clown's charismatic and unsettling presence. | |
| Acting | Lauren LaVera delivers a compelling and physically engaged performance as the film's 'final girl'. | |
| Acting | The film features technically impressive, highly graphic, and creative gore effects that define its visceral appeal. | |
| Runtime | The 140+ minute runtime is consistently cited as excessive, containing unnecessary filler that drags the film's pacing. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the narrative depth are split; some appreciate the expanded lore and surreal ambition, while others find the thin story and confusing, dream-like sequences to be a detriment to the slasher formula. |