Sunday Scaries: I’m More Excited For ‘Terrifier 3’ Than I Would Have Ever Expected

The Sunday Scaries are upon us once again! Yes, as the weekend concludes, most of us feel an oncoming sense of anticipatory dread about the week ahead. Anxiety about work manifests itself into a feeling that’s known as the Sunday Scaries. However, we at Awards Radar are here to combat that, by taking back the name. Now, we want you think about a horror-centric piece on the site when you hear the term. So, let us continue on with another installment of the Awards Radar Sunday Scaries! Today, we’re again expressing excitement, this time for a a film that it’s almost crazy to think even exists…

The Terrifier franchise was never even supposed to be a thing. The original Terrifier was just a little horror film, but it managed to catch on within the indie horror scene. Art the Clown as a new movie monster captured gorehounds’ imaginations, leading to Terrifier 2 having bigger scale and a larger budget. It’s a throwback series, almost gleeful in its carnage, but with some practical old school makeup really giving it some personality. So, I’m hyped for more with the upcoming Terrifier 3.

My review of Terrifier 2 (here) has the following to say:

Art the Clown is back! After making a memorable starring debut in Terrifier (technically he appeared in the anthology film All Hallows Eve, but played by a different actor), the murderous clown is returning to take his place as the next great movie monster. Terrifier 2 injects steroids into the tiny horror flick that came before it, making a slasher epic. The bold move results in more gore, more kills, and more scares, but also added mythology and supernatural elements that just don’t really work. You almost never get two hour plus horror films, and this doesn’t earn that length, but it does have a lot of what you want out of a Terrifier sequel, that’s for sure.

Terrifier 2 is on the extreme side, but only really if you don’t know what you’re getting into. Anyone familiar with Art’s previous murderous antics will be prepared for the carnage at hand. So, if you’re concerned about reports of people passing out at screenings, just question if they went in blind or not. Sure, there’s some real gnarly murders here, but nothing so beyond the pale as to have someone require medical attention.

A third installment is now coming, with the creative forces all together. Morevoer, it’s going to be a holiday fright flick, which is all kinds of fun. I’m pumped. I even spoke to the series creator/filmmaker Damien Leone here. Terrifier 3 will see him working with his biggest budget to date, teasing some real mind-blowing stuff. I think Leone has created something really unique here, and the performance by David Howard Thornton as Art is truly special, in a deranged way. Horror fans should be in for a treat this holiday season.

Art the Clown is coming, so get ready! I know I am, even though I have no clue exactly what to expect. When it comes to horror, that’s never a bad thing. We’ll have more on the sequel later on this year, so sit tight for all the bloody details…

Stay tuned for more on Terrifier 3!