| Terrifier | |
| Creator: | Damien Leone |
| Origin: | Terrifier (2016) |
| Owner: | Cineverse |
| Years: | 2016–present |
Terrifier is an American horror media franchise created by Damien Leone and consisting of slasher-splatter films,[1] [2] [3] comic books, and various other media. The franchise mainly focuses on Sienna Shaw, a young woman destined to defeat the enigmatic Art the Clown, a demonic serial killer that inhabits the fictitious Miles County, New York. Additionally, the series follows Victoria Heyes, a disfigured survivor struggling with her mental health, and the Little Pale Girl, a sinister entity accompanying Art.
The franchise began in 2016—with a standalone feature-length film showcasing Art, who had previously appeared in unrelated short films and an anthology film incorporating the shorts. This film has a mixed critical reception, with criticism directed at the underdevelopment of the lead characters and the perceived lack of plot. However, Terrifier 2 (2022) was a box office success and received positive reviews, with critics and audiences regarding it as a noticeable improvement upon the original. This film marks Leone's attempt to create an overarching narrative that will continue in future films.
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrifier | Damien Leone | Phil Falcone, Damien Leone and George Steuber | ||
| Terrifier 2 | Damien Leone, Phil Falcone, George Steuber, Michael Leavy, Steven Della Salla and Jason Leavy | |||
| Terrifier 3 | Phil Falcone, George Steuber, Michael Leavy, Steve Della Salla and Jason Leavy | |||
See main article: Terrifier. On Halloween night, partygoer Tara Heyes (Jenna Kanell) and her sister Victoria (Samantha Scaffidi) become the targets of an enigmatic serial killer known only as Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton).
In April 2023, it was announced that Terrifier would be re-released theatrically in 700 theaters on July 19, 2023.[4] [5] [6]
See main article: Terrifier 2. Following the events of Terrifier, Art is resurrected by a mysterious entity to continue his killing spree across Miles County and the pursuit of the teenage Sienna Shaw (Lauren LaVera) and her younger brother Jonathan (Elliott Fullnam).
See main article: article and Terrifier 3.
In October 2022 after the financial and critical success of Terrifier 2, writer/director Damien Leone confirmed that work on a sequel had started while they were in production on the second movie, with Thornton, LaVera, Scaffaldi, and Fullnam reprising their roles from previous installments. The filmmaker stated that the script was nearly finished, while also announcing that the project may develop into two separate movies with potential for a back-to-back production.[7] In May 2023, it was announced that Terrifier 3 was expected to begin filming in November or December 2023 for a late 2024 release.[8] [9]
Principal photography commenced by July 2023.[10] In October of the same year, it was announced that the first trailer for the sequel would debut on November 1, 2023; exclusively during a theatrical re-release of Terrifier 2.[11] Terrifier 3 is set to be released on October 11, 2024.[12] [13]
After previously expressing interest in 2022 to develop Terrifier 3 and Terrifier 4 back-to-back, Leone confirmed in February 2023 that he plans to make at least one more installment after the third film. The filmmaker explained that by the end of the franchise, the stories of Art the Clown, The Little Pale Girl, Victoria Heyes, and Sienna Shaw would be resolved.[14] By November of 2023 however, Leone stated that there may be additional installments after production on Terrifier 4 is completed, with the filmmaker stating that his goal is to create "... a satisfying franchise, [with] a satisfying conclusion where you could just watch it from start to finish and understand the journey and the arcs of your characters... but you never know what's going to happen down the line, but that is the goal is I don't want to make too many of these, and I want it to have a satisfying conclusion."[15] The writer/director later confirmed that the franchise intentionally draws from Biblical imagery, with the story of Sienna's confrontations with Art, being that of an angel versus a demon.[16]
| Character | Shorts | Films | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 9th Circle | Terrifier | All Hallows' Eve | Terrifier | Terrifier 2 | Terrifier 3 | |
| 2008 | 2011 | 2013 | 2016 | 2022 | 2024 | |
| Art the Clown | Mike Giannelli | David Howard Thornton | ||||
| Sarah | Katie Maguire | colspan="4" | ||||
| Casey | Kayla Lian | colspan="4" | ||||
| Victoria "Vicky" Hayes | Samantha Scaffidi | Samantha Scaffidi | ||||
| Tara Heyes | Jenna Kanell | |||||
| Dawn Emerson | Catherine Corcoran | |||||
| the Coroner | Cory Duval | |||||
| Monica Brown | Katie Maguire | |||||
| the Cat Lady | Pooya Mohseni | colspan="2" | ||||
| Mike the Exterminator | Matt McAllister | colspan="2" | ||||
| Sienna Shaw | Lauren LaVera | |||||
| Jonathan Shaw | Elliott Fullam | |||||
| The Little Pale Girl | Amelie McLain | |||||
| Burke | Chris Jericho[17] | |||||
| Barbara Shaw | Sarah Voigt | |||||
| Brooke | Kailey Hyman | |||||
| Allie | Casey Hartnett | |||||
| Allie's Mother | Amy Russ | |||||
| Jeff | Charlie McElveen | |||||
| Ricky | Johnath Davis | |||||
| Santa Claus | Daniel Roebuck[18] | |||||
| Tom Savini | ||||||
| Jason Patric | ||||||
| Gabbie | Antonella Rose | |||||
| Krsy Fox | ||||||
| Clint Howard | ||||||
| Annie Lederman | ||||||
| Sienna Hubert-Ross | ||||||
| Jon Abrahams | ||||||
Credited as the 2013 movie that launched the spin-off Terrifier franchise, All Hallows' Eve was followed by an anthology-standalone sequel All Hallows' Eve 2 (2015). A third movie titled All Hallows' Eve: Trickster was released in 2023. At the movie's launch, producer Steve Barton stated that in collaboration with Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, future All Hallows' Eve installments would include combined independent horror short films, following their respective runs at film festivals; saying: "...the All Hallows’ Eve franchise will be a place for these movies to thrive and for these filmmakers to get the notice that they have so richly earned.” CEO of Ruthless Pictures, Jesse Baget further explained that though the franchise was anthological in nature, each of the shorts takes place in the same shared continuity where the horrific characters "coexist".[19]
| Film | Segment | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Hallows' Eve | "Wrap-around segment" | Damien Leone | Damien Leone & Jesse Baget | Jesse Baget | ||
| The 9th Circle | ||||||
| Untitled segment | ||||||
| Terrifier | ||||||
| All Hallows' Eve 2 | Trickster | Jesse Baget | Damien Leone, Jesse Baget and Kimberley Browning | |||
| Jack Attack | Bryan Norton & Antonio Padovan | Damien Leone, Jesse Baget, Kimberley Browning, Lucia Bellini and Joseph Zaso | ||||
| The Last Halloween | Marc Roussel | Marc Roussel and Mark Thibodeau | Damien Leone, Jesse Baget, Kimberley Browning, Ron Basch, Marc Roussel, Jessica Menagh, Greg Machula, Mark Thibodeau and John Nicholls | |||
| The Offering | Ryan Patch | Michael Koehler | Damien Leone, Jesse Baget, Kimberley Browning, Joanna Bowzer, Ryan Patch and Michael Koehler | |||
| Descent | Jay Holben | Jay Holben & Christopher Probst | Damien Leone, Jesse Baget, Kimberley Browning, Jay Holben and Christopher Probst | |||
| Masochist | Jon Kondelik & James Kondelik | Damien Leone, Jesse Baget, and Kimberley Browning | ||||
| A Boy's Life | Elias Benavidez | Damien Leone, Jesse Baget, Kimberley Browning and Allison Vanore | ||||
| Mr. Trickster's Treat | Mike Kochansky | Mike Kochansky & Mark Byers | Damien Leone, Jesse Baget, Kimberley Browning, Mike Kochansky and Mark Byers | |||
| Alexia | Andrés Borghi | Damien Leone, Jesse Baget and Kimberley Browning | ||||
| All Hallows' Eve: Trickster | Trickster | Evan Tramel | Steve Barton, Evan Tramel, Miguel Rodriguez | |||
| That Halloween | Mike Hickey | Steve Barton, Evan Tramel, Miguel Rodriguez and Christian Davis | ||||
| PrettyFace | Francesco Depinto & Fay Johnson | Francesco Depinto | Steve Barton, Evan Tramel, Miguel Rodriguez, Jess Dubois and Brit Godish | |||
| Poor Glenna | Jean-Paul Disciscio | Steve Barton, Evan Tramel, Miguel Rodriguez and Sarah Bordelon | ||||
| Nagual | Dan "Laz" Lazarovits | Phil DeSanti and Dan "Laz" Lazarovits | Phil DeSanti | Steve Barton, Evan Tramel, Miguel Rodriguez, Dan "Laz" Lazarovits, Phil DeSanti and Craig Blair | ||
| Witch Hunt | Evan Gorski | Steve Barton, Evan Tramel, Miguel Rodriguez and Ryan Robert Minford | ||||
| Karaoke Night | Francisco Lacerda | Francisco Lacerda & Amarino França | Steve Barton, Evan Tramel, Miguel Rodriguez, Amarino França and Mário Patrocínio | |||
| Title | Segment | Crew/Detail | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer(s) | Cinematographer(s) | Editor(s) | Production companies | Distributing companies | Running time | |||
| The 9th Circle | Frank Nello | Tom Agnello | Damien Oramas | Damien Leone Films | 11 mins | |||
| Terrifier | Zack Bourne & Christopher M. Stark | Christopher Cafaro | Damien Leone | D&D Films LLC | 20 mins | |||
| All Hallows' Eve | Noir Deco and Zack Bourne & Christopher M. Stark | Christopher Cafaro, Tom Agnello, George Steuber, Marvin Suarez & Christopher Eadicicco | Ruthless Pictures, RLJE Films | RLJ Entertainment | 1 hr 23 mins | |||
| All Hallows' Eve 2 | Trickster | Jesse Baget | Ruthless Pictures, RLJ Films, Image Entertainment, Hollywood Shorts, Brickwall Productions, Red Sneakers Media, Bitter River Film & Media, Adakin Productions, Fractured Atlas Productions, Toronía Producciones | 1 hr 30 mins | ||||
| Jack Attack | Marco Werba | Gordon Yu | Mike Maclean | |||||
| The Last Halloween | Christopher Guglick | Michael Jari Davidson | John Nicholls | |||||
| The Offering | Samuel Estes | Andrew Michael Ellis | Frank Dale Arroyo | |||||
| Descent | Buck Sanders | Christopher Probst | Dan O'Brien | |||||
| Masochist | Michael John Mollo | Kyle Stryker | James Kondelik | |||||
| A Boy's Life | Hamdija Ajanovic | Aaron Moorhead | Frank Mohler | |||||
| Mr. Tricker's Treat | Mark Byers | Graham Bremner | Mike Kochansky | |||||
| Alexia | Pablo Borghi | Julián Batistuta | Andrés Borghi | |||||
| Terrifier | Paul Wiley | George Steuber | Damien Leone | Dark Age Cinema | Dread Central | 1 hr 25 mins | ||
| Terrifier 2 | Dark Age Cinema, Bloody Disgusting, Fuzz on the Lens Productions | Cinedigm Entertainment Group, Bloody Disgusting | 2 hrs 18 mins | |||||
| All Hallows' Eve: Trickster | Trickster | Storm Watters | Evan Tramel | Ruthless Studios, Monster-Movies.tv, Davis Film Inc., IndieGogo Films, Overdue Films, Filmed Imagination | Ruthless Studios LLC, TubiTV | 1 hr 28 mins | ||
| That Halloween | Baz Fratelli | Duncan DeYoung | Mike Hickey | |||||
| PrettyFace | Ray Magnuski | Fay Johnson & Jeffrey Caban | Josh Petrino | |||||
| Poor Glenna | Steve Moore | Shaun Clarke | Jean-Paul Disciscio | |||||
| Nagual | Marc Timon | Simon Dennis & Judd Overton | Javier Dampierre | |||||
| Witch Hunt | Alexander Taylor | Michael Babyak | Evan Gorski | |||||
| Karaoke Night | Antoni Maiovvi | Hugo França | Francisco Lacerda | |||||
| Terrifier 3 | Damien Leone | Dark Age Cinema, Bloody Disgusting, Cineverse, Screambox | Cinedigm Entertainment Group, Bloody Disgusting | |||||
| Film | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Video sales gross | Worldwide total gross income | Budget | Worldwide total net income | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All time North America | All time worldwide | North America | ||||||
| All Hallows' Eve | [20] | ||||||||||
| All Hallows' Eve 2 | $30,658 | >$30,658 | ≥$30,658 | [21] | |||||||
| Terrifier | $339,946 | $76,376 | $416,322 |
|
| >$416,322 | $35,000 | $ | [22] [23] | ||
| Terrifier 2 | $10,962,502 | $4,739,790 | $15,702,292 |
|
| $3,216,893 | $ | $250,000 | $ | [24] [25] | |
| Totals | >$ | >$ | >$ | x̄ #3,897 | x̄ #8,606 | $ | >$ | >$ | ≥$ | ||
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|
| All Hallows' Eve | (1 review)[26] | |
| All Hallows' Eve 2 | (3 reviews)[27] | |
| Terrifier | 55% (22 reviews)[28] | (0 reviews)[29] |
| Terrifier 2 | 86% (78 reviews)[30] | 59/100 (8 reviews)[31] |
| All Hallows' Eve: Trickster | ||
An official three-volume graphic novel series adaptation of Terrifier (2016), was released by Damien Leone with illustrations by Steve McGinnis to commemorate the release of Terrifier 2.[32] [33] [34]