Director: Mj Dixon
Year: 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Slasher
Plot:
Following her delayed capture, the psychotic daughter of the vicious killer clown is taken to a prison with other violent and dangerous criminals under the control of a vicious warden, but when she has enough of his treatment sets about trying to engineer a brutal prison break with other inmates.
Review:
Overall, this was a really fun addition to the franchise. Among the better factors at play here comes from the strong and immensely effective storyline that honors the past while bringing together the other franchises from the company. The initial setup at play here focusing on getting the daughter captured and brought to the prison facility where the other deranged killers and murderers are, which gives this the tie-in from the other films, providing the film with an engrossing starting point where everything from the past has some merit. Bringing up the previous rampages and interactions with the father and how everything mentioned in the past is caught up to her being caught by the authorities and dumped into the prison with everyone else, there’s quite a lot to enjoy with this point.
Once she gets to the prison, the interactions that take place involving the amount of control and order in place to house this kind of deranged inmate are quite fun. With each prisoner outfitted with chains keeping their arms restrained, given an electronic shock collar that explodes if there’s too much distance between it and an external power source illegally, and a special magnetic vest that keeps them glued to a holding cell against their will, the situation here comes across rather slick and professional. Being able to keep this kind of dangerous killers in check with this kind of security system on top of the mountain of guards, an electric fence surrounding the facility, and a generally impenetrable layout on top of everything else, being able to feel realistic as a means of keeping them contained.
That all sets up the film’s immensely effective and enjoyable third-act rampage, where everything comes together to form a solid slasher here. With a unique escape plan put into motion involving the other performers in her family arriving to break her out and setting up the chaos to break free when they start killing off the guards patrolling the facility. This sets up the kind of slaughter and carnage expected here when she and the rest of the killers are imprisoned, with her taking everything they’ve had against the system and turning it back on them, resulting in some grisly sequences of the killers running wild and the resulting aftermath of everything, giving this some fun features. Even an over-the-top finale involving genetic mutation and a heroic bit of destiny realization for a killer like her, providing the film with a lot to like.
There are a few slight drawbacks with this one. The biggest issue here is a somewhat bizarre storyline involving the use of a special serum for instilling in the recipient a unique ability to transform into a caricature of a previous victim. This is not only a tonally odd choice to introduce in this kind of genre fare, but it has very little build-up, so the purpose for including it is a bit confusing, while also creating some unnecessary elements when they come together at the end. As well, the other slight factor here is the setup for the escape coming about through the returning family members who hadn’t been brought up the whole time before this point, so the whole thing comes out of nowhere as a complete surprise, with no hint about it coming, and with the low-budget origins on display, do bring it out somewhat.
Overview: ****/5
A highly enjoyable part of the franchise, this one has some rather fun features that manage to keep this one quite likable despite the few slight drawbacks found within this one. Those with an appreciation for this kind of indie effort, who enjoyed the other entries in the series, or who are fans of the creative crew, will have the most to like here, while most others out there might want to heed caution.
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