The director of “Terrifier” wants to pit his terror clown against one of horror’s greatest icons

As we all know, having famous monsters meet other famous monsters at the cinema works pretty well. Movies like “Alien vs. Predator”, “Godzilla vs. Kong”, “Freddy vs. Jason” and Co. have certainly given us many fun (and scary) hours of entertainment. How good that there is still a lot of potential for this kind of movie – and creative minds willing to put wild ideas into practice.

Whether director Damien Leone will actually bring the spontaneous idea that came to him at the Mad Monster Party in Arizona, a panel where horror franchises were discussed, to the silver screen is open to question, but fans can be excited. As editor of ScreenRant When asked the creator of ‘Terrifier’ who he would like his Clown Art to meet in a crossover, Leone had a very direct and promising answer: Freddy Krueger from ‘Nightmare’.

Is “Freddy vs. Art” coming soon?

“I’d love to see Art fraternize with Freddy or even fight him because I feel like they have a similar sense of humor,” Leone explains. in Arizona. He also said that he would like to see a remake of Friday the 13th. would try, as Killer Jason was one of his favorite characters in his own childhood. However, there are currently no concrete plans for a “Freddy vs. Art” or a “Friday the 13th” remake.

No wonder, because Damien Leone has other things to do right now. While “Terrifier” was still considered an insider tip in 2016, Leone scored a real hit in 2022 with the sequel, which made 60 times (!) its budget of $ 250,000 and was much talked about even in genre circles because of its raw power. Unsurprisingly, the call for a third “Terrifier” quickly grew and Leone got to work.

“terrier 3‘ is scheduled for release in Fall 2024 and Leone is currently preparing for the shoot, which should theoretically start soon. It is not known to what extent the strikes in Hollywood will interfere with the plans. However, the fact is that the director has been banging his head all night so as not to disappoint his fans with another sequel. You can read what he’s up to with his clown art here: