But where does this come from? Terrifying 2 ? Where is the first? wonders the niche audience, and even the badger’s den audience, that this horror film is aimed at. The explanation is simple. Terrifying 1 it was not released in theaters. It’s understandable: it’s really horrible. If you are sensitive, don’t read on, you will have nightmares.
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The action is not surprising that it takes place on Halloween night. A clown who has never been to the dentist, focuses on the young girls he tries to torture before disfiguring them. Heartbreaking example: he hangs young Alba by her feet, alive with her, and cuts her in two with a rusty saw starting from her groin.
Just a cruel clown
The clown, Art, ends up committing suicide with a bullet to the head. But we are in the paranormal: he is coming back to life! Hence the reappearance of him in Terrifying 2which has an almost identical setting, a larger budget (a donation from the Chicago Slaughterhouse Union?), and a television station. It cannot be denied that the clown is particularly successful, the director Daniel Leone (nothing to do with Sergio) comes from the wonderful world of horror makeup.
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The only point of view is aesthetic (if you like blood painted walls à la Jackson Pollock and raw pudding). The clown has no reason, no message (he’s mute), no excuse for having been rocked against a wall in the family butcher’s shop. He’s just cruel.
There are reports of fainting and even vomiting in American cinemas. For my part, I became a vegetarian and will never set foot in a circus again.
By Damiano Leone. United States. 02:17 With Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton, Jenna Kanell…
Our rating : 2/4
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