Terrifier 2.Photo: Bloody Disgusting/Courtesy Everett Collection
A film about a sinister clown is shocking audiences.
Reports have surfaced over recent weeks that scenes inTerrifier 2— a newly released horror film that serves as a sequel to its 2016 predecessor,Terrifier— are causing people to pass out and vomit.
“Theguy behind me passed outcold n crashed into my chair, another guy left because he didn’t feel good, I overheard him say and walking out theatre door I heard a guy puking hard & loud in the bathroom,” one Twitter user wrote of the film on Oct. 7, calling it “an amazing gory mess.”
Another shared a photo from the theater that showed emergency personnel attending to an individual, writing, “My friend passed out and the theater called an ambulance. Highly recommended.”
In a recent interview withEntertainment Weekly, the franchise’s writer-directorDamien Leoneadmitted that he considers it “sort of a badge of honor” for the new film “to have a couple of walk-outs.” But he stressed, “I don’t want people fainting, getting hurt during the movie.”
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Damien Leone.Marion Curtis/StarPix/Shutterstock
“It’s surreal,” continued Leone. “Here’s the thing, it’s calledTerrifier 2, you should probably seeTerrifier 1before you jump into this one. If you seeTerrifier 1, you’d know what you’re getting into.”
The filmmaker went on to say the team onTerrifier 2"tried to rival" a “notorious” scene in the first film “that everyone walks away talking about,” that involves a hacksaw.
“We tried to rival that scene [in the new film] because the really supportive fan base that we’ve had this entire time, that has really started to put [villain Art the Clown] on a pedestal,” he explained. “I mean, those are the things that they really want.”
“I think this movie is more accessible, but we’re essentially still making these movies for them, and if other people want to come on board, the more the merrier,” Leone added.
Terrifier 2.Bloody Disgusting/Courtesy Everett Collection
He also addressed the reaction reports on Twitter, writing on Saturday, “To everyone saying that reports of people fainting and puking during screenings ofTerrifier 2 is a marketing ploy, I swear on the success of the film it is NOT.”
“These reports are 100% legit. I wish we were smart enough to think of that! 😋,” Leone said. “But then again we didn’t need to😉.”
The slasher film has made close to $2.5 million at U.S. box offices since its release on Oct. 6, according toBox Office Mojo.
Terrifier 2is in theaters now.
source: people.com
