Movies
‘Terrifier 4’ – Lauren LaVera Provides the Latest Update and Shares Her Hopes for Sienna Shaw
Lauren LaVera is back on screen this weekend in Darren Bousman’s bloody new horror movie Twisted, but when can we expect to see Sienna Shaw back up on the big screen?
Chatting with Den of Geek this week, Lauren LaVera provides a fresh status update on Damien Leone’s Terrifier 4, which David Howard Thornton promises will be a “bat shit insane” finale. LaVera echoes recent comments made by her Terrifier franchise co-star, revealing to Den of Geek that she’s as in the dark about the Terrifier 4 scripting process as the rest of us are.
“I haven’t read any of the script yet,” Lauren LaVera tells the outlet. “I don’t think Damien’s even done writing it as of right now. I’m sure he’s close to done based off things he has texted me and what he’s been telling the press, but no, he’s kept it completely under wraps from David, from myself, from all of the other cast and crew. So it’ll be a surprise.”
What does LaVera personally hope to see in Terrifier 4?
“I want Jonathan to be alive; I want Gabbie to be saved; and I want some sort of retribution for Sienna, however that will look,” the actress tells Den of Geek.
“I think our girl’s been through enough and she deserves a win, whatever it will look like for her. Whether or not she survives, I don’t know, but I think she deserves a win.”
We know very little about Terrifier 4 at this time, but Damien Leone has previously teased that it will be “the most epic, horrifying, thrilling, emotional and satisfying conclusion to the Terrifier saga.” He also confirmed Art’s backstory will be revealed in the opening 15 minutes.
But don’t expect to learn too much about the killer clown. “I love the mystique,” Leone explained last year. “I think a lot of people don’t realize the reason he works so well is because of the mystique. If you pull the curtain back too far, and you lose that mystique, it’s over. You’re not supposed to see the wizard behind the curtain. It’s almost always a disappointment. I think there’s a way with his origin to have my cake and eat it too, but we’ll find out. I am taking a bit of a risk, but I’m very well aware about losing that mystique at the same time, so we’ll see if it plays out. I think the majority of people are going to be very cool with it.”
David Howard Thornton and Lauren LaVera are expected to return as iconic villain Art the Clown and beloved final girl Sienna Shaw. Expect more on Terrifier 4 soon.
Leone launched Terrifier in 2016, followed by Terrifier 2 in 2022. Terrifier 3 opened #1 at the box office in October 2024, becoming the highest grossing unrated film of all time.
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
You must be logged in to post a comment.