‘Terrifier 3’ Trailer: Art the Clown Goes on Christmas Murder Spree
Art the Clown is back to spread holiday cheer and fear in the first trailer for “Terrifier 3.”
David Howard Thornton returns as the horrifying harlequin, bringing more guts and gore to the third chapter of the “Terrifier” franchise. Directed and created by Damien Leone, the film series follows a silent and psychopathic clown hellbent on chopping up anyone who crosses his path.
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“Terrifier 2,” which was produced for less than $250,000, made $15 million at the box office in 2022 and became a viral sensation in the process. In the previous installment, Sienna Shaw (Lauren LaVera) seemingly put an end to Art’s reign of terror by lopping off his head. However, the final scene revealed that Art is still very much alive, as Victoria Heyes (Samantha Scaffidi), the sole survivor of the first “Terrifier,” birthed Art’s living severed head in a mental institution.
Speaking to Variety last June, Leone mentioned that the surreal horror of “Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors” was a key inspiration for “Terrifier 2.” But for his third installment, he plans on bringing the tone back down to Earth.
“There’s a lot of people who didn’t love the fantasy, or at least they need more explanation as to why that’s all happening,” Leone said. “That’s why I want to course-correct a bit; let’s go back to ‘Nightmare on Elm Street Part One,’ as opposed to going further into ‘Dream Warriors.’ That could be very helpful criticism and help me make a better movie moving forward. But we’ll see.”
“Terrifier 3” is set to hit theaters Oct. 11.
Watch the trailer below.
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