In the wake of last Halloween’s smash hit box office success of Terrifier 2, Dread has announced today that they’re bringing the original Terrifier to theaters this summer.
Damien Leone’s cult slasher slices into 700 theaters nationwide on July 19, 2023. As THR notes, this is “the widest release the horror feature has ever received.”
“When Damien Leone and his team brought Terrifier to Dread Central years ago, we knew that the film was something incredibly special and astoundingly terrifying in the best way possible. Now, six years later, with millions of Terrifier fans worldwide, we are excited to once again unleash on the big screen this blood-soaked homage to old-school horror and the insanity of Art the Clown,” said Epic Pictures and DREAD CEO and owner Patrick Ewald in a statement.
Added Steve Menkin, president of Iconic Events, “Every once in a while, a film genre spawns a generational talent who breaks the mold. Damien Leone is such a visionary director.”
Leone said in a statement of his own, “Let’s see if you can stomach Art the Clown’s notorious ‘hack saw scene’ on the big screen! Be sure to bring your barf bags.”
The release of Terrifier in theaters is being handled by Iconic Events.
Written and directed by Damien Leone, the original Terrifier from 2016 stars Margaret Reed, Jenna Kanell, Katie Maguire, and David Howard Thornton.
In the film, “A maniacal clown – cult horror icon Art the Clown, of course – terrorizes three young women on Halloween night and everyone else who stands in his way.”
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