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Terrifier 2's Little Pale Girl is joining Mezco Toyz's Living Dead Dolls line. The 10.5" doll features 5 points of articulation and is packaged in a die-cut window box.

Due out in March 2025, it’s available to pre-order for $50. Her partner in crime, Art the Clown, joins the Living Dead Dolls family in October.

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ameliemclain: I had an great time meeting so many amazing people in Pittsburgh at @steelcitycomiccon ! Thank you all!❤️

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Terrifier 2 (2022)

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Watching HorrorFest 2024

TERRIFIER 2 Damien Leone USA, 2022

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Terrifier 3 predictions

Edit: as of November of 2023, and Terrifier 3’a actual preview, this post is outdated.

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Read the title. It may be a little early to make predications (edit: yup) on the third Terrifier, but it’s been on my mind for a while now.

I’ve been writing these down since the DVD release, but I’m just getting to editing and posting them now.

So I’m just gonna stop wasting time with introductions, and get to the list.

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1. It'll be set on the same night as Terrifier 2.

Damien Leone said the third movie picks up right after 2, and seeing as it’s implied to be just after Sienna decapitates Art, I doubt there’ll be a time skip. It may even homage something like Halloween II or Halloween Kills.

With this in mind, Sienna and Jonathan wouldn’t have had time to recuperate after their fight with Art; and assuming Sienna gets any kind of “Angel” powers to counter Art’s she wouldn’t have enough time to master her them.

This would allow Sienna to learn to master these powers over the movie, and keep her from being this invincible OP hero.

2. Terrifier 3 will have a hospital setting.

Again, maybe as a homage to Halloween II, but a lot of my predictions have to do with characters going to a hospital or two.

Which kind, I don’t know. An emergency room would be most likely for Jonathan at least, but Art and the Possessed Vicky are in a psychiatric clinic. I can’t think of a believable reason they’d be in the same building. Maybe the staff are forced to take Vicky to the hospital, but wouldn’t the ward have its own medical wing ?

Maybe I’m overthinking it.

It should be noted that Damien Leone also wanted to make a feature film based off The 9th Circle short film (Art’s debut). Before that idea was scrapped, its story would have involved teenagers being trapped in an abandoned hospital, overrun by demons.

Leone already recycled some of his old ideas for Terrifier 2; Sienna herself was based on a character he wanted to write back in 2008, so I can see him reviving some of the scrapped film here.

It might even be dubbed something like “Terrifier: The 9th Circle”.

Which leads us too…

3. Art will be out of commission for much of the movie…I mean, he’s literally a head at this point. But this would lead to other threats taking the stand.

I’m talking about The 9th Circle demons. Art is practically backed up by the forces of Hell, and apparently he’s important enough to them that his resurrection is a must.

So what I’m picturing is these demons stepping into the fray. If they go the hospital route, and revise The 9th Circle, these demons would take over the hospital, killing in Art’s place while rebuilding his body.

For example, they would kill and mutilate staff and patients for body parts/organs, Frankenstien-ing a body for Art to reattach his head.

Plus it gives Sienna something to build her power on. She wouldn’t just be fighting Art himself, but numerous demons of different varieties and powers. Think Die Hard in a demon infested hospital.

4. If Art is out of commission, we may learn some of his backstory. Being a reanimated head, it’s not like Art can do much of anything besides think.

So to pass the time, we’d get flashbacks here and there about Art’s past with Art thinking about how he got here…but they will subvert the typical slasher villain sob story, and keep him unsympathetic.

Here’s some examples, off the top of my head.

Art was bullied as a child ? Well, who doesn’t get bullied ? Plus, it would turn out the bullying he suffered was mere teasing, or at least pretty tame compared to more severe examples of bullying. Carrie White, he is not.

If they build up an abusive parents backstory ? It turns out his parents were well meaning, if strict and disconnected, at worst. The examples of “abuse” Art apparently suffered consisted of having to do mundane chores around the house every now and then.

If Art had someone in his life who left him and broke his heart ? Art was an emotionally distant boyfriend (at best) especially when it was clear his partner was going through something that he was indifferent too.

Alternatively, whoever broke Art’s heart wasn’t romantically involved with him in the first place; Art just had a really bad case of “Nice Guy Syndrome”.

Again, these are just examples I’d think of; things that wouldn’t make Art tragic or sympathetic, or even explain why he such a raasclaat pulling this kind of buffoonery.

5. Going with the above, if - and that’s a Big IF - we get any kind of face/voice reveal for Art, they’re gonna pull the “They Look Just Like Everyone Else” card.

It'd revealed that underneath his clown getup, Art isn’t actually deformed; his silent clown gimmick is just that; his costume is just that. His pointy nose ? Prosthetics. His rotting teeth ? Dentures you could pick up at a Halloween store. 

If we ever see Art without his makeup (or prosthetics), it’s just David Howard Thorton’s normal face. Art may not even be a genuine mute; his silence would just be part of the shtick. If we hear Art’s speak, it’s just David Howard Thorton’s natural speaking voice.

The reason why no one was able to find Art over the years isn’t supernatural or that he just has a good hiding spot; he just has such a mundane and casual appearance and demeanor.

You wouldn’t think to question the guy minding his own business at the pancake house, or the grocery store, or hanging around the mall.

You could be sitting across the table from Art at a dinner date, remarking about the Miles County Massacre, and you wouldn’t be the wiser as he nods and smiles.

Think Machine’s face reveal from 8MM, and you’ll get a good idea of what I’m talking about.

Going with this, if they want to do an “Art gets away” cliffhanger…it would just be Art getting out of his costume and makeup dressing in mundane clothes and blending into a crowd.

6. If Allie’s alive...it’ll be a “Be Careful What You Wish For” twist.

Allie has become a popular supporting character, even with (and partially because) of her infamous “death” scene. So much so, a portion fanbase wants her to come back in the third movie.

And to be fair, we don’t see her expire…

But there’s a catch. In the first Terrifier, Vicky survives Art’s attack and is left mutilated and disfigured. In the original Terrifier short, Art purposefully keeps a victim alive and heavily mutilated for his amusement.

What I’m getting at is if Allie is still alive after all of that…we can only expect her to be in this miserable state, left heavily mutilated and disfigured from Art’s attack.

If this goes for the hospital route, Sienna may pay her a visit, and the scene may be played as a Tear Jerker; practically nudging at the audience saying “Well, you wanted her alive! Are you happy ?”

And that’s not counting the possibility of Art or one of his demonic partners tormenting a hospitalized Allie throughout.

One upside I can see is, if Sienna is gaining angelic powers…angels are often depicted as having this power to heal others.

Now, I’m not saying I see Sienna magically restoring Allie’s body and undoing her mutilation…but maybe a scene where she takes Allie’s physical pain away, and causes Allie to feel an uncontrollable rush of happiness/relief.

Not sure if I can see Damien Leone doing something this hopeful, but it’d be nice to see. I was listening to Robbie Williams’ “Angels” when I wrote this part down.

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Terrifier 2

directed by Damien Leone, 2022

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Terrifier 2 (2022, dir. Damien Leone) - review by Rookie-Critic

Ok. Terrifier 2. Now we're cooking with gas. With this installment of the cult-horror franchise, started by the atrocious All Hallows' Eve in 2013, Leone has finally hit his stride. This film takes everything that was so bad about the first two films in the franchise and improves it to a point that, dare I say, we actually have a good 80's-inspired B-movie slasher on our hands. Art the Clown finally gets to exist in a film where he's not being dragged down by everything around him. You can enjoy the gory splatterfest kills and practical effects (which are all still incredibly well done for the increased-but-still-modest budget the film was made on) without having to bemoan literally everything else. The acting is finally good, or, at the very least, good enough to emulate the B-movie feel this franchise is built on, and the main character is actually interesting. Lauren LaVera has great screen presence and, in the scenes she shares with Art, does not get lost in David Howard Thornton's performance. They genuinely share the screen in a way that no other character in this franchise has managed to accomplish so far. Also, Art is hilarious in this one (when he's not utterly terrifying, of course). There are multiple sequences and gags in this film that got me to audibly gut laugh. One particular scene early on in the film's massive runtime involving Art trying on sunglasses in a costume store comes to mind as the one that busted the dam open for me.

This movie is a staggering 2 hours and 28 minutes, an insane runtime for a slasher film, and I was never bored. I saw this on a Monday night at 9:30 running on about 3 hours of sleep and never once felt like I was about to pass out. All of this to say that, for a franchise that I actively disliked, and walked into the theater the night I saw it ready to rip it to shreds, it is a massive improvement and a good film. Of course, it isn't perfect. There are a couple of small instances of the hallmark misogyny that plagued the previous two installments in this one, which is disappointing, but the presence is greatly reduced down to almost nothing. Also, while most of the acting was good and the writing is way better in this one, there were a few characters that could have been better and a few moments in the script that came off as cringey. It was a little distracting when everything else was going so well and then there would be a bad line read or an over exaggerated response to something and it would take me out of it. Lastly, and this one I don't particularly mind as much, is this film leaves a ton open. Obviously Leone wants there to be a Terrifier 3, but Terrifier 2 definitely cannot stand on its own two legs from a plot standpoint, and with a franchise as inconsistent as this one, I worry that openness will make it a hard barrier for entry that people will have to suffer through at least one godawful film before getting to see this one. However, whenever Leone eventually does make a Terrifier 3, I will be in the audience, hoping for even further improvement.

Score: 7/10

Currently streaming on Screambox. Also available to rent or purchase on digital (iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, etc.) and on DVD, Blu-Ray, and 4K through Cinedigm/Screambox.

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Amelie McLain as The Little Pale Girl / Emily Crane in TERRIFIER 2 (2022) dir. Damien Leone

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Terrifier 2 returns to theaters tonight, and Sara Deck has released Art the Clown and Little Pale Girl portraits. Priced at $20, each 5x7 fine art print is limited to 125.

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Review: Terrifier 2 (2022)

Terrifier 2 (2022)

Not rated

<Originally posted at https://kevinsreviewcatalogue.blogspot.com/2024/10/review-terrifier-2-2022.html>

Score: 4 out of 5

All Hallows' Eve and Terrifier were flawed, but fun low-budget slashers that were both elevated by their villain Art the Clown, their grungy atmospheres, and a willingness to trample over every line of good taste with their kills, their writer/director Damien Leone putting his background as a special effects artist to great use in order to make movies that looked like they cost a lot more than the pittances they actually did. What they lacked, however, was in their stories and writing, the former film having been cobbled together from three short films Leone had made over the years and the latter being chiefly a special effects showcase with only the barest framework of a plot to hold it together. Here, Leone got something close to resembling an actual budget, along with plenty of time to think about the kind of sequel he wanted to make after Terrifier blew up, knowing that another round of plotless, gratuitous violence just wouldn't cut it -- and what he decided to make can only be described as a slasher epic, a film with a 138-minute runtime comparable to a Marvel movie that not only considerably fleshes out Art and the lore surrounding him but also gives him actual characters to hunt and kill, most notably its heroine Sienna Shaw. And for the most part, it worked. It probably could've stood to have a lot of scenes trimmed down, but Art is still one of the greatest villains of modern horror, Sienna is one of its best heroines, the production values have been beefed up considerably, the kills are some all-timers that make the previous movie look almost PG-13, and the story adds just enough to make things interesting without taking away the aura of mystery surrounding just who Art is and what exactly is going on. Having now seen all three films featuring Art the Clown, I would recommend this as one's entry point into the series, not just because it's altogether a more lighthearted and "fun" film than its predecessors (even with the increased gore) but also because it's simply a better one, and easily one of the best slasher movies in recent memory.

The film starts right where the first one left off, with Art the Clown waking up on the mortuary slab after killing himself at the end of the last movie, as puzzled as anyone as to how he's still alive. As it turns out, there's a supernatural force at work that brought him back from the dead, represented by a creepy little girl in a similar outfit and clown makeup to Art who wants him to keep killing, Art of course being happy to oblige. Right away, this was a creative solution to the question of how you flesh out a slasher villain in the sequels without ruining his mystique. It's a tricky tightrope to walk, one that the Halloween and Nightmare on Elm Street franchises both notoriously fumbled as they gave Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger increasingly convoluted backstories that took away the basic, simple hooks that their characters were originally built around. Here, Art the Clown is still just a guy who likes killing people, the added story elements all falling on the Little Pale Girl, as she's credited as. Played by Amelie McLain as a more child-like version of Art who never directly kills people but otherwise haunts them and helps Art do his dirty work, there are hints as to just who she actually is (or at least used to be) but nothing concrete beyond the fact that she's more than just a mere ghost. She was an injection of supernatural horror into what had been a fairly grounded slasher story on the last outing, a Devil figure of sorts guiding Art while occasionally appearing to the protagonists as well, and proved to be a very intriguing and creepy addition to the story hinting that there was a lot more going on here than just your usual tale of a slasher villain coming back from the dead for the sequel.

There's more to a great slasher movie than just a great killer, though. My biggest problem with the last movie was that there wasn't much to it beyond Art the Clown, and it's one that Leone went out of his way to try to solve here, putting a much greater focus on a singular protagonist fighting him. And I must say, Sienna Shaw is easily one of the best final girls I've seen in a long while. Initially presented as unconnected to Art, Sienna is a creative but troubled teenager with a passion for costume design whose father, who died of a brain tumor that turned a once-loving family man into an abusive bastard in his final year on Earth, still looms large over her life. Her mother is constantly on edge, and her younger brother Jonathan has developed an unhealthy interest in true crime and murderers, particularly the "Miles County Clown" case from the prior year. It turns out, however, that her father, implied to have been an artist of some sort, may have possibly been psychic and known about Art the Clown, and the fantasy drawings he left behind included detailed depictions of some of the events of the last movie before they happened -- as well as a drawing of Sienna defeating Art.

What grabbed me about Sienna right away was her actress, Lauren LaVera. She spends most of the film in a sexy, badass "warrior woman" outfit she made for Halloween, and she absolutely lives up to it, LaVera putting her background as a stunt performer and martial artist to great use as she battles Art during this film's lengthy climax. Leone originally designed the character as something more akin to the heroine of a fantasy story for a different movie he was working on that ultimately never got made, and that shows through in Sienna's grit and toughness under pressure. There's more to a great horror heroine than just being tough, though. There's a reason why the phrase "strong female character" is a running joke among media critics both feminist and otherwise, and that's because it's all too easy for poorly-written versions of such characters to turn into one-note hardasses, clearly trying to be Ellen Ripley or Sarah Connor but missing the humanity that made those characters work. Sienna, by contrast, spends most of the film's first two acts away from Art and the action, the problems she has to contend with being of the personal and psychological sort, and here, LaVera shines and delivers the kind of performance that makes careers. Sienna felt like a capable survivor, but one who had been thrust into a situation she was in no way ready for and wound up getting as good as she gave. There are implications that she's slowly going insane as the pressure of her father's death and the breakdown of her family starts to get to her, especially once she starts having strange, violent dreams about Art that seem to predict what's happening in real life. Her seemingly being tied to premonitions of the future was a plot decision that could've easily gone wrong, but the way it plays out here, especially given the new mystery surrounding Art and the Little Pale Girl, it only adds to the feeling that there's a lot more going on under the surface than just a simple slasher story.

The surface, though, is plenty thrilling enough. Leone felt like he was on a personal mission to top the last movie in the gore department, starting right away with a kill that one of my co-workers told me caused him to stop watching just ten minutes in. I think I know the one, and I can certainly say that it doesn't even register in the top five most brutal moments in this movie. The all-time highlight, the one that typically comes up whenever this movie is discussed, is one that, if Mortal Kombat ever decided to add Art the Clown to its character roster (as it's done with various other horror villains), would probably have to be cut down in order to make the cut as the most graphic fatality in the game. The thing about Art here is that he doesn't usually just go for the easy kill, he likes to follow it up with more and draw out his victims' suffering for as long as possible. He'll land the killing blow and knock a victim down for the count, then reach for a different weapon and go for style points. There's not a lot of real tension when Art is killing people, but sheer excess packs a punch all its own. Leone has said in interviews that he envisions Art as having a supernatural ability to keep his victims alive so he can torture them for longer, and while this is never implied in the film itself (the human body can take a lot, and I just assumed that's what was happening), I certainly buy it. All the while, Art's sick sense of humor is out in force, with David Howard Thornton once again making him feel like a silent Freddy Krueger between his prop comedy and his often bemused facial expressions.

The drawn-out nature of the kills is, unfortunately, also reflective of what is probably this movie's biggest problem. Leone made a slasher movie that is two hours and eighteen minutes long, and there were a lot of scenes that could've been cut for time. It did help with the character development to give the story more room to breathe, but there were also a lot of scenes that overstayed their welcome and slowed the pace of the story considerably. I can handle a long horror movie, but there are limits, and they come when it feels like scenes were left in less to serve the story and more because Leone couldn't bear to cut anything, no matter how minor. The subplot with Victoria, the lone survivor from the last movie, is a case in point. While I have no doubt it will come back into play for Terrifier 3, especially given the mid-credits scene, that was just the thing: it felt like it was building up for a sequel more than anything, putting the cart before the horse and being another similarity this has with a lot of blockbuster superhero movies. Furthermore, while LaVera and Thornton were both great as Sienna and Art, the rest of the cast was a mixed bag. Sienna and Jonathan's mother in particular frequently overacted and came just one step away from a character in a Saturday Night Live sketch, and a lot of the supporting cast didn't exactly shine either.

The Bottom Line

If you can handle over two hours of absolute fucking carnage, then Terrifier 2 is for you. It's a modern slasher classic with a lot to like for horror fans, and I can't wait to see how the next movie plays out.

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Terrifier fam V.S. poor Art the Clown cake today at Monster Mania Con, with

Damien Leone (the director, writer, producer, editor & FX makeup artist)

David Howard Thornton (Art the Clown)

Mike Giannelli (the original Art the Clown)

Amelie McLain (Emily Crane / The Little Pale Girl)

Lauren LaVera (Sienna Shaw)

Phil Falcone (producer, Assistant Special Effects Artist)

Michael Leavy (producer)

Credit: llamawhispers on instagram

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A work of Art: Terrifier 2 Review

Pictured above is the “Terrifier 2 poster”. Image credit: CINEDIGM, iconic events releasing, SCREAMBOX, and BloodyDisgusting

  9 years ago, A soon-to-be horror icon was born, and his name is Art the Clown who was previously played by Mike Gianelli in the film “All Hallows Eve”. Art the Clown is a character I have been wanting to talk about on this blog for a while and I’m so happy to be getting an opportunity to talk about this character who is currently played by David Howard Thornton.  This review is going to be in two sections, my spoiler free thoughts on the movie and my spoiler filled thoughts on it. So, here we go.

Terrifier 2 is a 2022 horror film directed by Damien Leone (All Hallows Eve, All Hallows Eve 2, and Terrifer) who also produced this movie. The cast includes David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, Lauren LaVera as Sienna Shaw, Elliott Fulham as Jonathan Shaw, Sarah Voigt as Barbara Shaw, Amelie McLain as The Little Pale Girl / Emily Crane, Chris Jericho as Burke, Kailey Hyman as Brooke, Casey Hartnett as Allie, Charlie McElveen as Jeff, Johnnath Davis as Ricky, Amy Russ as Allie’s mother, Cory DuVal as Coroner, Samantha Scaffidi as Victoria “Vicky” Heyes, Griffin Santopietro as Eric, Owen Myre as Sean, Felissa Rose as Ms. Principe, Tamara Glynn as Shopping mother, and Nedim Jahić as Travis Bryant.

The plot:

After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to Miles County where he begins to target a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween.

Spoiler free section:

Positives- One of the many positives I have about Terrifer 2 is the use of practical effects. I must give props to the makeup department as they did an amazing job with the blood and gore in this movie (That probably makes me sound like a sick person) as there is one scene where I wanted to look away but couldn’t. Don’t worry, we will discuss that scene in the spoiler section of this review. For a movie with a low budget, the practical effects look amazing compared to CGI in other movies…but that is just my opinion.

The second positive I have about Terrifer 2 is that the acting was better than part 1, now don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the first one, hell I own it. But the acting in this movie was a step up. David Howard Thornton is a scene stealer every time he is on screen as Art the Clown. He can make you feel afraid and some scenes he will make you laugh (or cry if you are afraid of clowns…) Lauren LaVera is great in the role of Sienna, her performance makes you root for the character and she makes smart decisions in a world where horror characters rarely do that (unless you’re name isn’t Laurie Strode from “Halloween” or Erin from “You’re Next”).

Pictured above is David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown

The third and final positive I have about Terrifer 2 is that it is entertaining. It is a throwback to super gory horror movies of the 80’s-90’s with it’s use of practical effects and David Howard Thornton’s performance as Art the Clown…you will not be bored. I’m glad that a movie with a budget of $250,000 earned $11.3 million at the box office and is getting plenty of attention from the internet, news channels, and daytime talk shows which is shocking considering the content that is in this movie.

Stay for the post credit scene.

Negatives:

I surprisingly have two negatives for this movie and that is we don’t learn about Art’s backstory and his motivations. We get hints throughout the movie…but it doesn’t pay off. Another negative I have is the lack of character development. With a runtime of 2 hours and 18 minutes, you would expect some character development. But, don’t let these negatives affect your experience of viewing Terrifier 2 as it has rewatch value.

Spoilers

You are now entering the spoiler section of this review if you didn’t see Terrifier 2…avoid this section of this review. If you have seen Terrifer 2 or don’t want to see it, feel free to read this section.

Thank you

So, Earlier I talked briefly about a certain scene in the movie where I wanted to look but couldn’t and that is the bedroom scene. In this scene Art the Clown brutally mutilates Allie to the point of beyond recognition and he pours salt and bleach on her body (ouch). Art the Clown breaks her arms like how I break chicken wings to get the meat (I’m sorry that I put that image in your head dear reader.) There were a lot of crunching noises in that scene. There was a second scene I wanted to look away from the screen and that was the post credit scene and, in this scene, Victoria writes “Vicky + Art” with her blood (I’m not even going to say where the blood comes from). After this she gives birth to Art’s head and my reaction to this was “What the hell?!”.

My overall thoughts:

After watching this movie, I have to say that this movie delivers on the bloody ultraviolence Art the Clown is known for, while giving us likeable characters and great acting from the cast. Also, this might be the scariest movie I have seen all year (so far).

What did you think about Terrifier 2?

Feel free to leave a comment.

Where to watch Terrifer 2?

Terrifer 2 can currently be watched on ScreamBox, Digital Retailers, and the Blu-Ray and DVD coming on December 27th,2022.

Sources of Information:

Terrifer 2-IMDB

ScreamBox: Terrifer 2

 The Numbers.com: Terrifer 2

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Hello Little Ghoulies!

New Review is posted on the second installment of Damien Leone's Terrifier series. This one was a lot of fun to watch and write about. It's left me hopeful for slasher flix of the future.

"Terrifier 2 (2022, dir. Damien Leone) picks up a year after the incident from the first film but follows a new cast of characters, primarily a pair of siblings Sienna (played by Lauren LaVera) and Jonathan (played by Elliott Fullam). With Halloween night approaching and a killer’s corpse missing, many in the town fear what may happen on the one year anniversary of Art the Clown’s (played by David Howard Thornton) first attack in Miles County. With the assistance of his new sidekick The Little Pale Girl (played by Amelie McLain), Art continues his demented torment through Miles County leaving horrendously mutilated bodies in his path as Sienna and Jonathan attempt to put an end to this supernatural mime."

I hope y'all enjoy and I'll see you on Friday with a holiday film -- Leprechaun.