According to 'Terrifier' Actress' Lawsuit, the Real Horrors Happened Offscreen

"This week, Catherine Corcoran filed a lawsuit against the producers and director of Terrifier, the infamously gory horror series, alleging grueling working conditions, breach of contract, and the distribution of sexually explicit materials without consent. In the suit, which was filed on Sunday, Corcoran, who starred in the first film, alleged an "all-too-common story of low budget film producers taking advantage of a young actress through fraud, sexual harassment and, ultimately, betrayal.""

"Her character meets her untimely (and unfathomably cruel) end when she's hung upside down, naked, and vertically sawed in half by the film's villain, Art the Clown. Apparently, it wasn't all special effects. In her lawsuit, Corcoran alleged she was not only "hung upside down by her ankles for over 10 hours" but in "below freezing temperatures in a condemned building." Worse yet, she claimed she was photographed naked without her consent."

"Further, the suit alleged that Corcoran insisted she be permitted to wear underwear on the day of the shoot, but that she would up shooting the scene topless. For breaks, Corcoran said that only a horizontal platform to sit on between takes was made available upon her request and that she "was wrapped in a blanket in between takes, but overtime the blanket became so saturated with fake blood that it ceased providing any warmth.""

Catherine Corcoran filed a lawsuit naming the producers and director of Terrifier and accused them of grueling working conditions, breach of contract, and distributing sexually explicit materials without consent. She alleges she was hung upside down by her ankles for over ten hours in below-freezing temperatures inside a condemned building and was photographed naked without her consent. The producers allegedly did not obtain informed written consent as mandated by the Screen Actors Guild. Corcoran insisted on wearing underwear but was filmed topless. Break accommodations reportedly consisted of a small platform and a blanket saturated with fake blood. A doctor later diagnosed cranial swelling and eardrum damage, and Corcoran accepted an extremely low up-front per diem rate.

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