Movies The Mean One director teases 'nuts' sequel idea and collaboration with Terrifier producers David Howard Thornton plays a green, furry, Christmas-hating monster in director Steven LaMorte's The Mean One. By Clark Collis Clark Collis Senior Writer EW's editorial guidelines Published on December 7, 2022 01:00PM EST In horror-comedy, The Mean One, Terrifier 2 star David Howard Thornton plays a furry, green, Santa suit-wearing monster who murders anyone who celebrates Christmas in a small town. Directed and initially dreamed up by filmmaker Steven LaMorte, this parody of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas! and its movie adaptations became a viral sensation when the project was announced earlier in the year. LaMorte teases that if The Mean One proves a success after it arrives in theaters on Dec. 9, the filmmaker has ideas for a sequel and another horror film that riffs on pre-existing IP. 'The Mean One'. Images courtesy of Atlas Film Distribution "I have two new projects in the works," says the filmmaker, whose previous directing credits include the 2017 action film Never Leave Alive. "One is about a very familiar existing IP. I haven't announced it yet, what it's going to be, but it is going to be made in collaboration with the producers behind Terrifier... [We] go way back; we actually all went to high school together. Now we're making horror films, and we're like, why the hell aren't we making one of these damn things together? And do I have ideas for a sequel to The Mean One? I definitely have an entire outline that may or may not have several pages written, and all of the set pieces, and some sketches. I may or may not. I can't be sure what I have or don't have! But if there was to be a second Mean One, the story would be nuts. Allegedly. If it exists. And I'm not saying that it does!" The Mean One hits theaters on Dec. 9 and also costars Krystle Martin, Chase Mullins, John Bigham, Erik Baker, Flip Kobler, and Amy Schumacher. Watch the trailer for The Mean One above. Want more movie news? Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. Related content: A morgue is haunted by ancient evil in trailer for The Offering Horror movie Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey to get big-screen release Terrifier 2 director reacts to reports that horror sequel is making people throw up and faint Why horror movies are killing it at the box office Barbarian star Justin Long has the worst meal ever in utterly disgusting NSFW deleted scene