Screamboat Trailer Previews Mickey Mouse Horror Movie Starring Terrifier’s David Howard Thornton

A teaser trailer for Screamboat has been released.

Screamboat is a new Mickey Mouse horror movie that stars David Howard Thornton, who is best known for playing Art the Clown in the Terrifier movies, as Steamboat Willie. The movie will be released next year.

Check out the Screamboat trailer, via an X post from Frighten the Weak, below (watch more trailers and clips):

The Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse officially entered the public domain on January 1, 2024. Screamboat was announced the next day, as were a number of other horror movies that are similarly turning Steamboat Willie into a slasher villain.

What else do we know about Screamboat?

The film is directed by Steven LaMorte, who also co-wrote the script with Matthew Garcia-Dunn.

LaMorte told IndieWire that the movie tells “the story of a late-night ferry ride in New York City where commuters and deckhands and all the usual passengers are attacked by a murderous and mischievous mouse who is mean, tiny, and loves getting up to no good.”

LaMorte also said of Thornton’s Steamboat Willie character, “Because of his size, there are some really crazy kills in this movie that were pretty tough to pull off. There are definitely scenes that I feel confident I’m going to have to have an awkward conversation with my mother about after we’re done.”

LaMorte, who previously directed the Terrifier star on 2022’s The Mean One, said that Thornton is wearing “five hours of makeup and 10 pounds of prosthetics” in Screamboat.

The cast of the movie also includes Allison Pittel, Amy Schumacher, Jesse Posey, Jesse Kove, Rumi C. Jean-Louis, Jarlath Conroy, and Charles Edwin Powell.

“[Screamboat won’t be] a slasher villain in a mask that just takes on the mantle of Steamboat Willie,” LaMorte said. “Our Steamboat Willie is very much the Steamboat Willie that you remember — the songs and the poses, everything.”

Screamboat is expected to be released in early 2025 from DeskPop Entertainment and Iconic Events Releasing.

Brandon Schreur

Brandon Schreur has been writing about comics, movies, television shows, and all things pop culture for roughly five years. He's a lifelong cinephile who spends way, way too much money buying Blu-rays and trade paperbacks. You can find him on twitter at @brandonschreur.