Terrifier 2 director Damien Leone has addressed claims his slasher sequel is making cinemagoers faint and vomit.
Leone, who also directed Terrifier, is the mind behind Art the Clown, a silent serial killer in full circus attire responsible for brutal killings.
Though Leone admitted that "a couple of walkouts" would have been "a badge of honour" for him, he's obviously not thrilled about audience members allegedly passing out.
"I don't want people fainting, getting hurt during the movie," Leone told Entertainment Weekly.
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The filmmaker is responding to social media posts claiming that people have fainted and vomited while watching Art's round two, while others walked out.
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"My friend passed out and the theater called an ambulance. Highly recommended," one person wrote on Twitter.
A fan at another screening said: "the guy behind me passed out cold 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."
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Leone recommended horror lovers and newcomers alike to check out Terrifier 1 first before jumping into the second one. The sequel sees Art (The Mean Ones' David Howard Thornton) being resurrected by an unknown entity one year after the events of the first film. Out for blood, the killer targets teenager Sienna Shaw (Lauren LaVera) and her younger brother Jonathan (Elliott Fullam) on Halloween night.
"If you see Terrifier 1, you'd know what you're getting into," Leone said.
The filmmaker explained he tried to rival the infamous hacksaw scene from the first film to celebrate his fanbase.
"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."
Terrifier 2 premiered at FrightFest in the UK in August and was released in the US on October 6. It will be available on DVD and Blu-ray from October 24 in the UK.
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Stefania is a freelance writer specialising in TV and movies. After graduating from City University, London, she covered LGBTQ+ news and pursued a career in entertainment journalism, with her work appearing in outlets including Little White Lies, The Skinny, Radio Times and Digital Spy.
Her beats are horror films and period dramas, especially if fronted by queer women. She can argue why Scream is the best slasher in four languages (and a half).
