Terrifier 3, the latest instalment in the low-budget cult slasher film series, is in cinemas, but when might a fourth film come out?The original Terrifier came out in 2018.
Written and directed by Damien Leone on a budget of just $35,000, the film about the mysterious, serial killing Art The Clown kicked up a storm on social media thanks to its high levels of gore and earned enough at the box office for Terrifier 2 to be green-lit.Made for around $250,000, the sequel (again helmed by Leone) built on this reputation, reportedly causing people to pass out in cinemas and taking more than $15million globally.
Later, it was submitted for Oscars consideration in a fan-driven campaign led by horror specialist publication Bloody Disgusting, though came away empty-handed.Last year, writer and director Damien Leone and Priscilla Smith, president and founder of French distributors The Coven, revealed that the third entry in the franchise would amp up the gore even more than its predecessors, and would carry a significantly larger budget.Leone said: “Terrifier 3 will be another boundary pushing addition to the horror genre, continuing the no holds barred, uncompromising exploits fans of the franchise have come to expect and celebrate.
If you thought Art the Clown’s reign of terror in part 2 was extreme, you haven’t seen anything yet.”As of October 11, the Christmas-set third film is now in cinemas, and you can watch the full trailer above.
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