An actor from the original “ Terrifier ” movie filed a federal lawsui t against the franchise’s filmmakers, accusing them of shortchanging her on promised residuals and using on-screen nudity without written permission.

Catherine Corcoran, who played Dawn in the first of those hit low-budget slasher movies, accused producer Phil Falcone and producer/director Damien Leone of paying her $8,341 in what’s just a fraction of what she’s contractually owed, the lawsuit said.

The actor reached an agreement with the filmmakers to work on the film for a very low per diem rate in exchange for 1% of the profits of film and any future films in the series, as well as 1% of profits from merchandise related to the film, the suit said.

The movie became an indie hit and spawned one of the most succes

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