In the 169th episode of My Bloody Podcast; a long-running and lovingly deranged audio series devoted to the twin pleasures of horror and action cinema; hosts Bryan Kluger and Preston Barta turn their attention to Terrifier (2016), a micro-budget nightmare that has become something of a folk legend in the horror underground. The film, directed by Damien Leone, features a mime-like sadist named Art the Clown, a figure whose appetite for ultraviolence is matched only by his pantomimic glee.

Joining Kluger and Barta for this particular descent into the grotesque is filmmaker Patrick Brice, the incredible mind behind the Creep franchise, a darkly comic study in lo-fi dread and psychological terror. Brice; part confessor, part provocateur; shares memories of his own artistic origin story, his entrée into indie horror, and, most deliciously, a spicy contrarian take on An American Werewolf in London, a canonical text most genre aficionados treat with near-liturgical reverence.

As the podcast’s host, Bryan Kluger delivers his signature mix of sharp wit and dark humor, offering pointed commentary on both the filmmaker and his film. Kluger’s approach is unflinching, yet undeniably entertaining, as he addresses the film’s enduring legacy with a combination of irreverence and insight. Preston Barta, the show’s resident horror analyst, offers a more thoughtful critique, examining the narrative structure and thematic undercurrents of the film.