Fantastic Fest audiences are the first to officially check out Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3, and they have some positive things to say about it. Viewers took to social media after the screening and posted their thoughts:
Terrifier 3 was, without question, the most disgusting, gory, vile thing I’ve ever seen.
I kind of enjoyed it? pic.twitter.com/4GLv9JAIpk
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) September 20, 2024
That same person followed up their review, saying, “Like it doesn’t make a lick of sense. All disjointed. Story is hugely backloaded and still leaves huge questions. But the glee with which it deploys its horror in so many – fucked up – ways ultimately just wins you over. If you can stomach it. Which admittedly is a feat.”
Another person said one particular bit will become a classic:
#Terrifier3 goes there and then goes 54 steps further. An absolute splatter fest of unseen proportions. Shower scene that will go down in history. Lauren LaVera is such a great lead. Lots of twisted and neat toe dips into the lore, getting very HELLRAISER up in here. Damn. 🤡 pic.twitter.com/giNCbXZEtx
— Noah Levine (@ZProductionz) September 20, 2024
And another positive review:
Holy…Shit. Nothing will prepare you for the beautiful brutality that I just witnessed on screen. TERRIFIER 3 is one of the most vicious films I’ve seen in years. I already wanna see it again. pic.twitter.com/vdYIl53RJV
— Spencer Charnas (@spencerink) September 20, 2024
And another:
#Terrifier3 is everything you want if you’re a fan of the franchise. It nicely blends the tone of the previous 2 while pushing the lore and characters forward in interesting ways. Oh…and it’s brutal AS FUCK!!! It looks at every boundary and crosses it with a twisted smile! pic.twitter.com/RkvUWDI5qG
— Cody Leach (@CodyLeachYT) September 20, 2024
Off the stream, over at SlashFilm, professional reviewer Jacob Hall said:
“It’s the gore that will test most viewers, fascinating some and sickening others. No one can be blamed for not wanting what these scenes are selling: depictions of victims (some sympathetic and wholly innocent, some delightfully oafish) being transformed into piles of meat as slowly and meticulously as possible by a demonic serial killer taking chaotic delight in his own work.”
Terrifier 3 will have another screening at Fantastic Fest on September 24, so we can expect more feedback over the weekend. Non-festival members will get to see the movie when it hits theaters nation-wide on October 11.
