From the blood-soaked brain of Damien Leone, who writes, directs, and just generally makes you question your sanity, and producer Phil Falcone, the Terrifier films have carved out a space in horror that’s hard to ignore. What started as a low-budget indie slasher has exploded into a full-blown franchise, thanks to the introduction of Art the Clown, a sadistic supernatural killer who wreaks havoc on Miles County, New York, every Halloween. Over the years, we’ve gotten three films (with a fourth on the way), and now Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights is turning Terrifier into a haunted house experience.
And I couldn’t be more excited.
The Terrifier haunted house will bring guests face-to-face with the kind of gore that makes you squirm in your skin. You’ll enter Art’s grotesque Funhouse (first seen in Terrifier 2) and get hit with everything: blood, dread, the stench of death, and scenes so nasty they’ll leave your stomach turning in the best way possible. Expect cameos from Vicky, the Little Pale Girl, and of course, some of Art’s most unforgettable kills. You’ll crawl through narrow corridors, dodge carnage at the Clown Café, and stumble into a bathroom that’s just... well, revolting. And because nothing is sacred in this world, even Christmas gets slaughtered in Art’s hands.
I think this house is going to be gloriously disgusting. The kind that makes you cringe and cackle your way through, one of those HHN experiences you immediately want to run back through again. It’s the perfect choice in what’s already shaping up to be a huge year for Universal.
And on a personal note, I have to say, I love the Terrifier movies. Genuinely. They’re one of the few horror franchises that still manage to make me uncomfortable, and that’s not easy. There’s something about how raw, nasty, and unhinged these films are that just gets under my skin in the best possible way. They don’t hold back, and that’s what makes them so much fun. Bring on the blood.
