Last night I watched Damien Leone's Terrifier (2018), an old school slasher with a modern edge, and I'm still in a bit of shock. *Mild spoilers ahead.* If you've read my horror reviews over the years, here and elsewhere, you know that I have a pretty strong stomach when it comes to gore in film. Sure, I have to look away as much as anyone, but it usually doesn't prohibit me from enjoying the movie. Terrifier has some truly brutal and graphic kills, though, meaning that I can't really recommend it to many except the most ardent slasher/horror fanatics out there, i.e., weirdos like me. Terrifier makes the most of its straightforward plot—terrifying killer mime-clown hunts down and slaughters people on Halloween night. Part of the fun of watching slasher films is figuring out which character(s) will survive the mayhem. Terrifier plays off that well, continually killing off characters you think might possibly be the final survivor, or Final Girl. The fi...
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