The Terrifier franchise seemingly revived the slasher horror genre, and all it took was a massive escalation in the blood and gore on display. Fans haven't seen Freddy or Jason in a decade, and though Leatherface and Michael still hang around, these icons used to be the high-watermark of big-screen violence. Critics used to call for boycotts over kitchen knife stabbings, but the modern audience has a stronger stomach. Terrifier delivers Art the Clown, a slasher villain for a new era, but it isn't keen to describe just what Art is.