Terrifier 3 (2024)
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Sienna Shaw must confront her past and a terrifying supernatural threat while trying to protect her family during the holiday season.
The story
On the days leading up to Christmas, Sienna Shaw attempts to rebuild her life while being pursued by Art the Clown and his new accomplice, a possessed woman named Victoria Heyes. Sienna, who is struggling with survivor's guilt and PTSD from past events, tries to reconnect with her family while fearing that the threat of Art the Clown is still present. The film follows her desperate attempts to keep her loved ones safe as the holiday season approaches, while the looming presence of the supernatural entity creates a tense atmosphere of impending danger.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After being beheaded by Sienna Shaw, Art the Clown's body reanimates and eventually finds Victoria Heyes, who is possessed by the Little Pale Girl. After a period of hibernation, Art and Victoria emerge to terrorize the local area. Five years later, Sienna is released from a mental health center and moves in with her family. She suffers from PTSD and hallucinations of those Art killed. Art and Victoria begin a spree of violence, including a massacre at a mall where Art poses as a Santa. Sienna eventually discovers Art's presence and warns her family. During a confrontation at their home, Art and Victoria mutilate Sienna's relatives. Sienna and her cousin Gabbie are held captive. In a final confrontation, Sienna uses a hidden sword to defeat Art and Victoria, but the resulting demonic energy causes a portal to open, and Gabbie falls into the abyss. Art escapes and is seen boarding a bus.
- First release year
- 2024
- Runtime (minutes)
- 125
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Damien Leone
- Writers
- Damien Leone · writer
- Cast and characters
- David Howard Thornton · Art the Clown; Lauren LaVera · Sienna Shaw; Elliott Fullam · Jonathan Shaw; Samantha Scaffidi · Victoria Heyes; Luciana Elisa Quiñonez · young Sienna; Margaret Anne Florence · Jess Shaw; Bryce Johnson · Greg Shaw; Antonella Rose · Gabbie Shaw
- Genres
- supernatural slasher; horror
- Themes
- survival; trauma; supernatural horror
- Tone and mood
- tense; violent
- Premise and plot tags
- slasher; supernatural; holiday horror; sequel
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing unrated film of all time.
- Reported review scores
- CinemaScore · score: B · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 76% · scale: percent
- Production trivia
- The film was produced on a $2 million budget, a significant increase from the $250,000 budget of its predecessor.; The film was intentionally not submitted for a Motion Picture Association rating to avoid an NC-17 rating.
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