Director Colin Krawchuck has made a series of documentaries featuring the sinister character of the jester, and this is his first feature film. 'The Jester' follows two sisters who, after drifting apart due to their father's death, must deal with a malevolent entity haunting their town on Halloween night. The violence is not overly graphic, and its plot addresses themes such as guilt and repentance, making it more suitable for those who prefer psychologically dense horror films over visually brutal ones.
Among the cult films of the 80s, we must mention Killer Klowns from Outer Space, whose title promises exactly what it states. The plot is set in a small American town that witnesses the arrival of a spaceship, which lands right on top of a circus. Why? Because the invaders look like clowns and use clown powers to unleash their wave of killings. It’s an absurd, low-budget film, typical of the trash cinema of the time, but it has a sense of humor that works due to its obviousness and enormous creativity in executing the idea of using, well, clown humor against their victims.
A typical Halloween movie, blending references to supernatural threat films with a dash of slasher. After all, directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (screenwriters of 'A Quiet Place') play with the meanings and boundaries of nightmares in order to construct this horror fable. The most interesting thing here is the creativity of the duo of creators, who are not content with static fears. They play with possibilities, explore narratives and, above all, seek to reserve small scares for all types of audiences. After all, everyone is afraid of something, even deep down, hidden away. Beck and Woods will find a way to access this secret.
'Terrifier' has all the elements to justify its status as a cult B movie: its uneven acting, modest production values, and its simple plot about a murderous clown determined to terrorize on Halloween night and kill anyone who gets in his way. All of this is merely a pretext for its extreme and blatant violence. In other words, director Damien Leone's production has one main and only objective, to impact with its graphic violence - where its scarce resources are well used for makeup and visual effects, so it will leave pure blood fans in ecstasy.
If you like gory movies with lots of blood and some really bizarre moments, 'Terrifier 2' is the movie for you. After being resurrected by a malevolent entity, the clown Art is back in Miles County - as if it were an even more bizarre, malicious and violent reincarnation of It, the Thing. Now he tries to hunt down a teenage girl and her younger brother during Halloween. Brace your stomach: if the first movie already presented horrifying scenes, 'Terrifier 2' goes beyond and brings some moments worthy of making even the toughest ones have a bit of nausea.