Smile,” the feature debut of director Parker Finn, premiered at Fantastic Fest to enthusiastic praise and became a fresh horror hit for Paramount with $217 million grossed worldwide against a $17 ...

Last year, the unrated (but ultraviolent) slasher flick “Terrifier 3” took a bloody machete to all of that, raking in $54 million at the box office against a $2 million budget. Moviegoers of ...