A scene in Terrifying 3 left Art the Clown actor David Howard Thornton sick on set, and the sequence looks even worse during filming. The horrible nature of Terrifying films have a history of making viewers queasy, and that trend continued with the third film. Reports Terrifying 3 making the audience vomit circulated before the film’s release, as sequences such as the opening scene and the shower death scene were noted as some of the most unpleasant moments. However, even during production, word got out that David Howard Thornton became ill during filming. Terrifying 3 due to a particularly gross scene.
The tease of Thornton’s reaction to a specific moment in Terrifying 3 began with a tweet from director Damien Leone. He described a day on the film set “one of the most insanely horrible scenes” in the franchise, and while he didn’t name the actor Art the Clown in particular, he hinted at it by saying: “you’ll never believe anyone who couldn’t handle it on set” with a vomit emoji accompanying it. This left a big question as to which scene was so bad to film that even the Art the Clown actor felt bad during filming.
Aunt Jess’ death in Terrifier 3 left David Howard Thornton ill during filming
The Art actor confirmed that Jess’ death was the worst to film
Aunt Jess dies in a particularly complicated sequence that is among the most brutal Terrifying 3 deaths. She is tied to a chair and has her jaw broken when Art and Vicky open her wide enough to shove a large clear tube down her throat. They then forced large rats down the tube and into his body, leaving them to writhe, claw and claw as they tried to find a way out. Jess is vomiting throughout the sequence, and her death occurs shortly after when her neck is split open.
Actor Art the Clown was part of a Terrifying 3 panel at the Nightmare Weekend horror convention in Richmond, Virginia and used it to confirm that this scene made him sick on set. As shared by Daily Halloween NewsThornton mentioned that he can’t stand vomiting, so Aunt Jess’ vomiting during the death scene is what made him almost throw up. The actor also said that Damien Leone knows how much he doesn’t like vomiting and believes the scene was included in part to test his limits.
The production of Terrifier 3 made Aunt Jess’ death worse on set than in the film
There are elements on set that the film can’t replicate
Although the use of vomit in Aunt Jess’s death scene made things difficult for Thornton, the conditions of Terrifying 3The filming set made the scene even worse than it looked in the final edit. Thornton mentions that the house was very hot the day they filmed that scene and the smell of the fake vomit mixture was overpowering. These two elements are unique to being on the set of Terrifying 3as the heat and smells associated with the scene are not transmitted to the audience. No wonder David Howard Thornton nearly threw up filming the Terrifying 3 scene.
Source: Daily Halloween News