Terrifier 2
Terrifier 2
In Miles County, Art the Clown finds himself mysteriously brought back to life within the confines of a morgue, where he promptly takes the life of the coroner, marking the start of his sinister activities on Halloween. Sienna and her brother Jonathan, both adolescents, find themselves pursued by Art, alongside his accomplice, The Little Pale Girl.
capitolfi reviewedMarch 30, 2025
Forgive the (however necessary) pun, but this latest entry in the saga of Art the Clown is short a few cuts...maybe more than a few. Its bloated runtime is mostly forgivable, but it's also damn near impossible to just cast aside. Why? Because I can't shake the feeling that a trimmed down version of this would've packed an even greater punch. For fans of this specific type of debaucherous filth, such as myself, Leone delivers like fucking Santa Claus. The practical gore on display here is mesmerizing, sick and twisted in a way that reminds me of some of my favorite genre pieces. I think what I wanted more than anything was just more of Art being fucking Art. There's an attempt to develop a backstory for the proverbial final girl that takes too long to establish and ultimately doesn't add a single damn thing to the proceedings. The one flourish that was deserving of more development, Amelie McLain's Pale Girl, sadly doesn't really get it. The combined visual of Art and the Pale Girl is about as creepy as it gets. And real or not, the girl just might be more terrifying than the clown...I think it's the side ponytail that does it.
That bedroom scene though...fuuuuuuuck...closest I've come to having to turn away from the screen in who knows how long.
I loved it.