THE MEAN ONE: TERRIFIER's David Howard Thornton Stars in Holiday Grinch Horror Spoof
For those of you looking to switch up your holiday routine and tread on the naughty side keep an eye out for David Howard Thornton in Steven LaMorte's slasher parody, The Mean One.
In a sleepy mountain town, Cindy has her parents murdered and her Christmas stolen by a blood thirsty green figure in a red Santa suit - The Mean One. But when the ravenous, Christmas hating creature begins to terrorize the town and threatens to ruin the holiday, she finds a new purpose - trapping and killing the monster.
The star of the popular Terrifier films, the sequel is in cinemas right now, Thornton dons some mean and green makeup for this role and is looking to square off against actor and stunt performer Krystle Martin.
XYZ Films acquired the next, great holiday horror flick and has a wide release planned for December 15th.
XYZ Films Acquires THE MEAN ONE for Wide December 15th Holiday ReleaseSteven LaMorte directs the violent holiday parody, starring TERRIFIER 2's David Howard ThorntonXYZ Films is proud to announce their acquisition of director Steven LaMorte's outrageous slasher parody, THE MEAN ONE. The distributor will release the film for free everywhere in the U.S. on December 15th, gifting the film to all horror fans this holiday season.In the audacious new parody, The Mean One (David Howard Thornton) is a hairy, green-skinned grump in a Santa suit, living on a mountain high above the town of Newville, despising the holiday season. Young Cindy You-Know-Who (Krystle Martin), whose parents were butchered by The Mean One twenty Christmases earlier, is returning to town to seek closure... but is about to discover that this fiend with a heart two sizes to small is still quite eager to carve the roast beast.In THE MEAN ONE, David Howard Thornton - currently in 800+ cinemas as TERRIFIER 2's Art the Clown - further cements his presence in horror history with this newly-iconic slasher villain. Holiday aficionados who think they know The Mean One are in for a very big surprise.Directed by LaMorte with a script by Flip and Finn Kobler, THE MEAN ONE stars David Howard Thornton, Krystle Martin, Chase Mullins, John Bigham, Erik Baker, Flip Kobler, and Amy Schumacher. A co-production between A Sleight of Hand Productions, Amy Rose Productions, and Kali Pictures, the feature is Produced by Schumacher, LaMorte, and Martine Melloul. Executive Producers are Jordan Rosner, Gato Scatena, and Zach Stampone.XYZ Films' Manager of Acquisitions and Development Alex Williams notes, "As a passionate fan of seasonal horror (and the TERRIFIER franchise), THE MEAN ONE is exactly the kind of film that lands on my personal “nice list.” This movie is a stunningly great time with a ferociously subversive turn from David Howard Thornton - and XYZ Films is so proud to be bringing this soon-to-be iconic Christmas slasher to audiences this holiday season."
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