Terror Firmer
A low-budget film crew working in New York City find themselves being preyed upon by a sexually conflicted serial killer.
Why it matters
A gleefully anarchic meta-slasher that burrows into the chaos of low-budget horror filmmaking with Gross out gusto and self-aware bite.
- Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman unleashes his most self-referential and raunchy comedy-horror hybrid—perfect for fans of schlock with a DIY edge.
- Satirizes the grind and dysfunction behind the scenes of indie genre flicks, making it a cult artifact of 90s underground cinema.
- Packs in grotesque practical effects and absurd set pieces that celebrate Troma’s legacy of unapologetic excess.
- Not for the squeamish or those seeking subtlety—this one’s a messy, loud, and leering love letter to the grind of exploitation filmmaking.
Director
11 horror films in catalog
The Toxic Avenger 1984
Class of Nuke 'Em High 1986
Troma's War 1988
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie 1989
The Toxic Avenger Part II 1989
Terror Firmer 1999
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV 2001
Tales from the Crapper 2004
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead 2006
Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1 2013
Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2 2017
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
57
Slow Burn
0
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
67
Fun Factor
100
Cerebral
14
Survival
50
Serial Killer
