Leone peppered the film with loving homages and references to several of his favorite films, some more overt than others. They include… It's also not particularly scary, although Art and his imaginary friend (it'll make sense when you see it) can be unsettling. The intensity comes from the gore, rather than any tense set pieces. Terrifier 2 final girl Sienna Shaw is Leone’s “favorite character that I ever wrote,” based in part by his two older sisters. Since the character’s father is an artist, her name came from Bob Ross’ frequent use of the color burnt sienna. may have, but of course that's what subsequent sequels are for, even if they will probably generate even more questions (for the next The father was sort of a vessel for that supernatural good that needs to get to Sienna, and he was the one who started getting the visions; not understanding why necessarily or what’s happening, but he knew he had to get the sword for Sienna. He knew that she was meant for something important. And because of that, he was also channeling the bad force that was coming in; the evil entity that was gonna be the counterpart to that good.”

Since I always take his voice away, I said, ‘Hey, you want to do this little voiceover for the cereal?'” Leone recalls. Thornton previously made a similar vocal cameo in a radio broadcast in the first Terrifier. Leone also points out the subtext of showing people in line with luggage accompanied by a pilot and a stewardess. “That’s all a reflection of Sienna’s wings and her going on a metaphysical journey; some transcendence.” For more about Terrifier 2 and the Terrifier 2 Blu-ray release, see Terrifier 2 Blu-ray Review published by Jeffrey Kauffman on December 31, 2022 where this Blu-ray release scored 3.0 out of 5. There has been some debate among fans as to whether Art the Clown is Sienna’s father. While he maintains a bit of mystique regarding the character, Leone seems to confirm that he is not Art. The filmmaker offers additional insight into the father:Aside from the impressive practical effects, it's so over-the-top that horror fans can probably take it as obviously fake. There's nothing here that really comes close to, say, the excruciating piano wire scene in Audition.

Maniac (Art blasting Barbara’s head off with a shotgun is a tribute to Tom Savini’s mind-blowing special effects)Art the Clown may be silent, but the man behind the face paint, David Howard Thornton, is also a voice actor and impressionist. He provides the voice-over for the Art Crispies cereal commercial during the Clown Cafe sequence. fare. Terrifier 2 has a memorable if unavoidably derivative feeling boogie man, but Leone's self confessed attempts to give this sequel more Starring: David Howard Thornton , Lauren LaVera , Elliott Fullam , Felissa Rose , Samantha Scaffidi , Amelie McLain

narrative momentum may not have actually panned out as he had planned and may have in fact done little more than add some padded feeling running Want to see what the fuss is about? You can now buy Terrifier 2 in the UK on DVD and Blu-ray, as well as digitally on Prime Video, iTunes, Microsoft Store and other digital retailers. Note: Cinedigm is spreading around the retailer exclusives with this release. There is a 4K UHD release available at Best Buy, a 1080 Judging by the successful crowdfunding that Leone has undertaken for his films, there obviously is a large and appreciative audience for this kind of It's both the most graphic and the most protracted kill, as the victim is scalped and flayed, while also having bones broken and salt poured into her wounds. There's no doubt it's the most objectionable and nastiest death in the movie, not least because it carries on the series' trend of saving its worst kills for its female characters.

Despite playing it coy in interviews, those too impatient to wait for the eventual Terrifier 3 will be pleased to know that Leone answers many of fans’ most burning questions in the audio commentary (recorded the day before the film’s US premiere) that accompanies Terrifier 2 on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD – the release is NOW AVAILABLE. This is a horror movie series. Won't they just keep making more Terrifier movies between now and the end of time?

Lauren LaVera was the first and only choice for the role, as there was never a runner up. Leone notes, “I’ve never had somebody care more for a character that I wrote than Lauren did for Sienna. She was just absolutely in love with this character – we both were – and we worked so hard in fleshing her out and making her a very relatable, interesting hero.” batch of sequels). Technical merits are generally solid, though this film's highly stylized presentation may not be everyone's idea of what "high Look, there's no getting away from it, Terrifier 2 is absolutely soaked in blood, gore and various body parts. For Art, overkill is just the start and pretty much every murder he commits in the sequel is the cinematic equivalent of The Simpsons"he's already dead" meme. Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (Art messing around with the sunglasses is based on Pee-Wee in the coffee shop)Terrifier (buy a copy of it HERE) star David Howard Thornton reprises the role of the bloodthirsty Art the Clown and is joined in the cast of Terrifier 2 by Lauren LaVera ( Iron Fist), Elliott Fullam ( Instinct), Felissa Rose ( Sleepaway Camp), Tamara Glynn ( Halloween 5), Samantha Scaffidi ( American Fango), Griffin Santopietro ( Cobra Kai), and Chris Jericho ( Killroy Was Here). If you can handle this, you can handle pretty much the rest of Terrifier 2, including various decapitations, stabbings, the odd bit of cannibalism and, on one occasion, a man being painfully separated from his penis.