A new horror sequel has prompted mass walkouts and caused one moviegoer to be sick in theatres following its first screening.
Terrifier 3 showed in the US and UK this week – and it has already left some fans ‘traumatized’ by its extreme violence and gore.
The last film in the series, Terrifier 2, became a viral sensation in 2022 after viewers threw up in theatres, and it looks like the third instalment is no different.
According to LadBible, 11 people walked out of a recent screening, with nine leaving during the ‘sickening’ opening act alone.
One fan was also confirmed to have puked in the movie, with more expected to follow as Terrifier 3 is rolled out across more theatres.
Terrifier 3 showed in the US and UK this week – and it has already left some fans ‘traumatized’ by its extreme violence and gore
A promotional video capturing audience reactions to the movie was released by Bloody Disgusting this week, with one fan saying, ‘It was definitely a lot.’
‘That s**t was scary but it was good – I’m a little traumatized,’ says another, while one adds, ‘It’s disgusting.’
‘It was depraved. So many people walked out,’ said another woman.
Terrifier 2 became a surprise box office smash in 2022, grossing over $15 million off a paltry $250,000 budget.
However, when director Damien Leone hit up Hollywood to fund another sequel, he received pushback from some major studios due to the film’s extreme violence.
‘I got to meet with studios, like legit Hollywood studios, who wanted to make Terrifier 3,’ he told JoBlo last year.
‘But before I even had a script, just based on the success of part 2, and just having meetings and getting the feel that I was going to have eyes over my shoulders, and they were concerned about the levels of gore and this and that,’ he continued.
‘I knew, and not having seen my script or have any idea what I had in mind, I knew they weren’t going to let me make this movie based on the first five pages. Like that’s how insane Terrifier 3 is.’
It has been reported that 11 people walked out of a recent screening, while one unlucky fan threw up
‘That s**t was scary but it was good – I’m a little traumatized,’ said one shocked fan after seeing the film for the first time
The Terrifier franchise tell the story of Art The Clown, a demonic killer who terrorizes the residents of Miles County, New York
The third instalment of the horror franchise is set during Christmas
Leone went on to say that the opening scene is so horrific that a mainstream movie studio would ‘never’ let him film it.
‘So mark my words, I guarantee you the first five minutes of this movie is going to be very controversial.
‘But that’s not even the big kill scene. So like that’s why I was like, I need to just make this movie on my own, because it’s just too… it’s too insane.’
The Terrifier franchise tell the story of Art The Clown, a demonic killer who terrorizes the residents of Miles County, New York.
The third film sees Art go on a murderous rampage at Christmas.
It apparently features a scene so horrific that actor David Howard Thornton, who plays Art, almost vomited on set during filming.
The first Terrifier, made on a tiny budget of just $60,000, was released in 2016.
The movie went viral after its release due to one particularly horrifying death scene, which involved somebody being mutilated with a hacksaw.