Terrifier 3 lands fresh Rotten Tomatoes rating
Terrifier 3 has landed a fresh Rotten Tomatoes rating ahead of its release on Friday (October 11).
The horror series follows Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton), a deranged serial killer who terrorises the residents of Miles County, New York.
The threequel sees protagonist Sienna Shaw (Lauren LaVera) and her brother Jonathan (Elliott Fullam) struggle to rebuild their lives following the events of the previous film.
But as the festive season approaches, a villainous Art reappears to turn their holiday cheer into another horror-filled nightmare.
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Ahead of its cinema release, the film has received a 75% rating on the review aggregator site from 44 reviews – which is slightly lower than Terrifier 2's 86% rating.
Critics have praised the film for its "horrifying" and "ultra-violent" nature, with many branding it the best of the franchise so far. However, others felt the plot lacked "pace".
Here's what some of the reviewers have been saying about Terrifier 3, including Digital Spy's take on the film:
Digital Spy
"Terrifier 3 is the strongest outing for Art the Clown yet and possibly the most offensive, which, for a Terrifier movie, is a seal of approval. Merry bloody Christmas."
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Slant Magazine
"Terrifier 3 continues the series' trend of dotting a sparse and sinuous thread of plot with mini-masterpieces of cinematic ultraviolence."
IndieWire
"Terrifier 3 is decking the halls with a triumphant celebration that's horrifying for all the right reasons and snaps into focus what it is that [Damien] Leone [the director] does singularly well. That may or may not win people over, but it shouldn't lose any repeat customers."
Collider
"The budget might have ballooned to ten times what Terrifer had, and the kills have gotten far more gruesome, yet Terrifer 3 is still the same mixed bag that this franchise has always been."
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Empire Magazine
"Managing to go further over-the-top and pushing more offence buttons than you think possible, this is recommended only for the strong of stomach and hard of heart."
The Daily Beast
"Terrifier 3 is a juvenile splatterfest with an ignorable plot, and its performances veer from the competent to the inept."
AV Club
"It's the best Terrifer yet, just in time to make your Christmas bloodier."
Terrifier 3 is released in cinemas on October 11.
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