Terrifier 3

Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve. (IMDB)

I don’t know what’s up with Damien Leone, but I hope that he never changes. Terrifier 3 is what real horror should be. It’s brutal, insane, violent, gore and relentless. But what I love most about the movie is that it’s raw, from the camera style to the almost entire absence of CGI.

Damien Leone said that several big studios showed interest in financing this movie based on the unexpected success of Terrifier 2, even without a full script, but he turned them all down because he is certain that they would never let him film the opening scene alone, which he describes as “very controversial”. Leone commented that the only reason that he can be so uncompromising in his depiction of horror and gore is because he finances his movies independently, creates all the special effects himself to keep costs down, and has no big studio breathing down his neck to make the movie more mainstream. (IMDB)

Leone also said that he would take this movie further than the previous ones… Did he succeed? HELL YEAH! He makes even the most seasoned and desensitised horror fan (such as myself) feel uncomfortable with some scenes.

I was particularly happy that the horror scenes weren’t as punctuated by the story as they were in the second movie. I don’t watch Terrifier to get caught in drama, I’m here for the kills, may they be as bloody and sick as a human brain can possibly imagine them.

Also, we watched it a few days before Christmas and I enjoyed the holiday theme, nice touch!

So, if you wanna watch a REAL HORROR movie, Terrifier 3 is what you’re looking for. Warning: keep the kids away, there isn’t even a PG rating that could fit this movie, it’s the worst (or the best if you’re like me).