Terrifying 3Its gore and intense opening scene spurred breaks and audience walkouts at an early screening. The upcoming Terrifying 3 is the third installment in the violent slasher franchise written and directed by special effects artist Damien Lyon, starring David Howard Thornton as the homicidal villain Art the Clown. For the first time, Art’s murderous rampage takes place during the Christmas season, picking up five years after the previous movie when survivors Sienna (Lauren Lavera) and Jonathan Shaw (Elliot Fullam) are still trying to pick up the pieces of their lives.
Per LADbibleThe first official UK screening of Terrifying 3 elicited an excellent response from the audience. PR representatives for the movie confirmed that the intense opening scene, which is so gory that Leone says it prevented the $2 million movie from getting Hollywood funding, Caused nine walkouts in the first minute from the movie. At the end of the screening of the extremely violent slasher, 11 total walkouts occurred and an audience member was confirmed to have vomited, although it is unclear if the audience member was counted among the walkouts or finished watching the movie after falling ill.
In a statement, Leone responded to the news of walkouts and sick audience members. Check out his comments below:
“Typically people walk out of a movie because it sucks. When someone walks out of a terrifying film, it’s a testament to the special makeup FX team. I guess we’ve done our job!”
What the update means for Terrifier 3
The news of the early screening shows that the new art the clown movie seems to have Recaptured the flash in a bottle that made Terrifying 2 So successful. The 2022 title was an unlikely success, as it was four years later after a limited-release movie that only made $416,000 in theaters and earned a lukewarm 57% score on Rotten Tomatoes. However, on the back of reports of people sickened by its extreme violence, the second installment grossed $15.7 million against its $250,000 budget in addition to earning a certified fresh 86% score from critics.
It remains to be seen if Terrifying 3 Is a critical and commercial improvement on the previous installment in the same way. However, all signs seem to be pointing to yes. Early reviews have earned it a strong 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes and the audience reaction of this screening shows that it seems to have exceeded the provocative power of Terrifying 2.
Our take on the Terrifier 3 screening
This can only benefit The Clown’s latest movie
The significantly increased budget of $2,000,000 means that there is more on the line for the new sequel, although it is still not taking a risk on the level of a major Hollywood blockbuster. however, It seems that Leone spent his newfound money wiselyUse it to push the envelope as much as possible in bringing his grotesque vision to the screen. The increased art the clown antics promised by the Terrifying 3 Trailers can very well attract audiences in untold numbers, especially if further screenings provoke even stronger reactions, making the new movie even more notorious.
Source: LADbibleDamien Lyon