Terrifier (2018)
You never forget your first kill.
A maniac named Art the Clown terrorizes two friends on Halloween and everyone else who gets in his way.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 25 January 2018 |
| Genre | Horror |
| Director | Damien Leone |
| Starring | David Howard Thornton, Jenna Kanell and Samantha Scaffidi |
| Runtime | 84 min |
| Rated | NR |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 6.2/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 58% · TMDB users 6.3/10 |
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| Argentina | Prime Video $5199 ARS |
| Australia | Prime Video $12.99 AUD, Foxtel |
| Bahamas | Prime Video |
| Barbados | Prime Video |
| Belgium | Prime Video €4.99 |
| Belize | Prime Video |
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| Bolivia | Prime Video |
| Brazil | Prime Video R$19.90 |
| Canada | Prime Video $9.99 CAD, Fubo, Tubi |
| Chile | Prime Video $6490 CLP |
| Colombia | Prime Video $24900 COP |
| Costa Rica | Prime Video |
| Denmark | Prime Video 69 kr DKK, Viaplay 159 kr DKK |
| Dominican Republic | Prime Video |
| Ecuador | Prime Video $5.99 |
| El Salvador | Prime Video |
| Finland | Prime Video €6.99, Viaplay €13.99 |
| Guatemala | Prime Video |
| Guyana | Prime Video |
| Honduras | Prime Video |
| Ireland | Paramount+ |
| Jamaica | Prime Video |
| Japan | Prime Video ¥600 JPY, Hulu, U-NEXT ¥2189 JPY |
| Mexico | Prime Video $99 MXN |
| Netherlands | Prime Video €4.99 |
| New Zealand | Prime Video $8.99 NZD |
| Nicaragua | Prime Video |
| Norway | Prime Video 79 kr NOK, Viaplay 169 kr NOK |
| Panama | Prime Video $5.99 |
| Paraguay | Prime Video |
| Peru | Prime Video S/25.90 |
| Portugal | Prime Video €4.99 |
| South Korea | Watcha |
| Spain | Prime Video €4.99 |
| St. Lucia | Prime Video |
| Sweden | Prime Video 69 kr SEK, Viaplay 169 kr SEK |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Prime Video |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | Prime Video |
| United Kingdom | Paramount+ |
| Uruguay | Prime Video $U249 |
| Venezuela | Prime Video |
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What kind of watch this is
Terrifier is an 84-minute horror film where a maniac named Art the Clown terrorizes two friends on Halloween. Directed by Damien Leone, it leans into pure, unapologetic violence without any narrative apology. The tagline says you never forget your first kill. That is the entire thesis. It is not a story about fear; it is a story about the fact that fear has a face, and that face is smiling.
What the critics said
The reception was lukewarm, which fits a film that treats its victims like props. Rotten Tomatoes lists a 58% Tomatometer score as of October 2024, alongside an average of 6.0/10 from 27 critics. The consensus praises Art the Clown’s introduction but finds the story lacking. John Higgins of Starburst liked that the leads "hold the attention," while Anton Bitel of the BFI called it an "unapologetically ‘pure’ genre entry." Not everyone bought the fun. Felix Vasquez Jr. of Cinema Crazed dismissed it as "fairly mediocre slasher fare," arguing the script lacked creativity. It’s a movie that knows exactly what it is, and it doesn’t apologize for it.
How it did with audiences
No box office figures survive in the record, so the money story stays blank. What remains is a 6.3 TMDB user score. That number sits comfortably in the mid-pack, suggesting audiences watched, nodded, and moved on without checking their wallets. For a slasher debut, it is a steady pulse rather than a heart attack.
What came next for the cast
Jenna Kanell stepped from The Bye Bye Man into a slate that included Bad Boys: Ride or Die and Red One, with a return to the franchise in Terrifier 2. Catherine Corcoran moved from The Lovely Bones directly to Terrifier 2. The 2018 film does not need to be the cause of that trajectory. It just marks the point where their paths diverged into different lanes.
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Sources
- Terrifier on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q50650165 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Terrifier” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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