Summary
- The Terrifier franchise is getting a novelization treatment through Ciniverse’s Bloody Press imprint.
- Terrifier 2 will be the first to receive a novelization, while the original Terrifier and Terrifier 3 will also be available in audio, print, and digital formats.
- A new Terrifier podcast will be produced, and a scripted audio series titled Dead Space: Deep Cover will be created under Ciniverse’s Bloody FM podcast banner.
The trailer for Terrifier 3 was recently released, and per a new report from Variety it’s been revealed that the franchise will be getting a novelization treatment thanks to a new audio and publishing imprint from Ciniverse’s Bloody Disgusting horror brand.
The new imprint, titled Bloody Press, will see Terrifier 2 come to audio, print, and digital in February 2024. The novelization will be written by Tim Waggoner, who also penned the novel Halloween Ends for Universal and Blumhouse. While the second installment in the Terrifier franchise will be the first to get a novelization, the original Terrifier, and the upcoming Terrifier 3 will also make their way to audio, print, and digital, being made available with the release of the third film on October 25, 2024.
With the news of the novelizations of Damien Leone’s breakout films, it was also revealed that a new Terrifier podcast will be produced, falling under Ciniverse’s Bloody FM podcast banner, which will also produce a scripted audio series in conjunction with Electronic Arts, titled Dead Space: Deep Cover, based on the popular video game franchise.
Tom Owen, co-founder of Bloody Disgusting, has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Audio for the Ciniverse Podcast Network, and podcast producer, Pacific Obadiah, has been named Head of Programming. In a statement from Owen, he said:
“I’m thrilled for the coming debut of Bloody Press, and for the opportunity for Pacific and I to take what we have learned from Bloody FM to expand our audio capabilities into other genres. We are grateful to the fans and brands who have connected with great podcasts like ‘The Dead,’ ‘Mayfair Watcher’s Society’ and ‘The Losers’ Club,’ and can’t wait to bring them ‘Dead Space: Deep Cover,’ ‘Terrifier’ and more in the coming months.”
Terrifier 3 Will Bring Back Art the Clown in a Christmas-themed Sequel
With the trailer for Terrifier 3 released online earlier this week, audiences will get a chance to see David Howard Thornton return as Art the Clown in a Christmas-themed horror film in 2024. Featuring a bigger budget, and bigger kills, director Damien Leone has promised that he will “continue to push boundaries” for the latest installment in the franchise.
Terrifier 2 was produced on a budget of just $250,000 and drew in over $15 million dollars at the box office with its initial, three-week run, and recent re-lease on November 1st, 2023. With critics praising the film for outdoing the original, it wasn’t without its detractors, who have lambasted the series for being nothing more than a showcase for gore and violence against women. Regardless, fans of the Terrifier franchise are eagerly awaiting the release of the third film, and now they’ll have even more to sink their teeth into thanks to the novelizations, which could expand even further on the lore created by Leone. Terrifier 3 hits theaters nationwide on October 25, 2024, and you can watch the new trailer for the film below.
