Terrifier: reviews

What the critics say average 5.8 from 28 outlets

• 8.0 JoBloCody Hamman It's a thrilling, brutal, gory '80s throwback that I recommend checking out, especially if you have a fondness for the same decade of films that this movie obviously holds in high regard. Read
• 8.0 Film InquiryStephanie Archer Unpredictable and unapologetically violent, Terrifier may seem like a B-horror, but it is far from it. Read
• 8.0 Cinema CrazedEmilie Black The killer is played with aplomb and does bring some chills throughout the film. It’s a decent Halloween offering that has some good kills, some decently dreadful ambiance, and some twisted fun. Read
• 8.0 Backseat MafiaRob Aldam Terrifier is a malevolent romp which delivers both in terms of lashings of blood and savage mirth. Read
• 7.5 Deep Focus ReviewBrian Eggert Repulsive, shocking, and disturbingly funny, even a little nihilistic in its single-minded ambitions. Terrifier doesn’t give the viewer much to chew on, but even the most desensitized horror fanatic will watch in horrible awe at what Leone has created. Read
• 7.5 TheFrightFile.comDustin Putman Taut, brutal, seasonally atmospheric, and filled with the kind of macabre tension that leaves one jittery even after the end credits have rolled Read
• 7.0 StarburstJohn Higgins Leone is competent and comfortable with the motifs of the genre and in Terrifier he has announced his directorial intent as somebody who can handle suspense and gore in equal measure. Read
• 7.0 Bloody DisgustingJonathan Barkan Overall, Terrifier will satisfy gorehounds and those who love slasher flicks. There’s a solid body count and it’s unique enough to merit its existence. Read
• 7.0 Otros CinesEzequiel Boetti With a look that recalls early-'90s genre films, the ones that mostly arrived on VHS, Terrifier makes concision and stylised shock effects its cornerstones. Read
• 7.0 Keith & the MoviesKeith Garlington Leone’s passion and craftsmanship come together to make an effectively eerie, occasionally shocking, and surprisingly funny splatter film that set the table for the unlikely franchise that we have today. Read
• 7.0 Rue MorgueRocco T. Thompson As a pure, gross, down ‘n dirty experience in abject cruelty that keeps its tongue firmly buried in cheek, Terrifier is successful. Read
• 7.0 Cultured VulturesPatrick King On a technical level, the movie is top-notch. The scenes look as though they’re lit by natural light, a few bulbs here and there. Read
• 7.0 Sight and SoundAnton Bitel Thornton brilliantly stays in rôle throughout as a fun-loving mime artist, ensuring that all his slayings involve an unnerving combination of predatory sadism and popular performance. Read
• 6.0 Radio TimesJeremy Aspinall Even seasoned horror fans may feel a little liverish from Art's merciless menu of bodily perforations, some of which push the limits of on-screen gore to breaking point. Read
• 6.0 EspinofRandy Meeks Despite Art's charisma and the originality of (some of) the killings, Terrifier isn't a good film, nor will it leave a mark on the slasher, unlike its sequel. Read
• 6.0 StarburstSol Harris It's a surprisingly nice looking film for a movie about a clown chopping people into pieces. Read
• 6.0 MoriaRichard Scheib Damien Leone shows considerable directorial confidence with Terrifier. He builds quite reasonable tension out of the various scenes. Read
• 5.0 Rob's Movie VaultRob Gonsalves Art is a memorably creepy addition to the slasher-flick rogues' gallery, but the film is repetitive and once you figure out there's not going to be anything to it aside from being a bloody calling card, you kind of just sigh and wait for it to be over. Read
• 5.0 Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair Terrifier admittedly (and eventually) progresses into a repetitive third act that ensures the whole thing peters out to a fairly palpable degree Read
• 4.5 El Espectador ImaginarioDaniel Urquijo Santana This film leaves you completely alone. There's no plot to hold on to, not even characters you can seriously empathise with. Read
• 4.0 Film InquiryAmyana Bartley It resonates with homage to multiple horror legends, like John Carpenter and early Rob Zombie, but it lacks their purpose and heart. Read
• 4.0 Hey, Have You Seen...?Jared Mobarak I'd guess the grotesque kills came to Leone first since the flimsy narrative that lets them unfold in sequence is treated as little more than an afterthought. Read
• 4.0 Common Sense MediaJeffrey M. Anderson An attempt to pay homage to slasher movies of the 1980s, this horror pic has a truly unsettling killer and some entertaining elements, but it ultimately goes too far with its cruelty toward women. Read
• 4.0 Spectrum CultureJosh Goller While this schlocky, low-budget gore-fest is mostly joyless and often ugly in its brutality, it’s not altogether artless. Read
• 4.0 The Hollywood NewsKat Hughes It’s an unabashed throwback to true stalk and maim bloodthirsty films, the kind that got banned back in the video nasty era. Read
• 3.0 Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr. Even as a goofy one and done slasher film, it needs a lot of work in the story department, as well as a better villain, because Art just isn’t all that interesting, even when he’s grinning and brandishing his scalpel. Read
• 3.0 The Movie BuffMark Ziobro Apart from this, “Terrifier” just really misses the mark. It’s not effective as a slasher throwback, nor even as torture porn. Read
• 2.0 Film School RejectsMary Beth McAndrews Despite a phenomenal performance by David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, 'Terrifier' is a vapid and mean-spirited piece of torture porn with nothing to say. Read