Terrifier 3: Release Date, Cast, Story, Trailer & Everything We Know About Art The Clown's Return (2025)

Terrifier 3 is one of the most anticipated upcoming supernatural slasher-horrors, thanks in no small part to the breakout success of 2022's Terrifier 2, and there have already been plenty of terrifying updates. The Terrifier franchise has gradually gained a loyal following, with the bloodthirsty Art the Clown first appearing in the 2008 short film The 9th Circle. Art the Clown returned in the 2013 anthology All Hallow's Eve before finally getting his own movie in 2016's Terrifier. However, it was 2022's Terrifier 2 that introduced many to Art the Clown and Leone's twisted genius.

The upcoming Terrifier 3 will tie together Damien Leone's breakout horror trilogy, with David Howard Thornton reprising the role of Art The Clown. Terrifier 2 has not only become a surprise horror hit but also one of 2022's most relentlessly scary and violent horror movies, with many reports of Terrifier 2 causing moviegoers to faint. With that kind of impact and even horror movie infamy associated with Terrifier 2, the world has not seen the last of Art the Clown's sinister grin. Here is everything currently known about Art's return in Terrifier 3 and what it could entail.

Terrifier 3 Latest News

A Second Full Trailer Is Revealed

With the holiday horror coming sooner than expected, the latest news comes in the form of a second trailer for Terrifier 3. Unlike the cheeky and gory trailers that have come before, the latest look centers on Sienna and her quest for revenge against Art the Clown. While Christmas comes to town, so too does the demented clown as he hacks and slashes his way through various victims on his way to Sienna. However, as the trailer promises, she isn't going to be easy prey for the supernatural slasher icon.

Terrifier 3 Release Date

The Next Terrifier Movie Arrives In October 2024

The Terrifier 3 release date was slated for October 25, 2024 but has been moved up to October 11. Leone started shooting Terrifier 3 at the end of 2023 and has shared some behind-the-scenes looks at Art the Clown before his return. This means the gap between Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3 will be just over 2 years, which is a much shorter gap than the six years between 2016's Terrifier and 2022's Terrifier 2.

Terrifier 3 Cast

Sienna & Art The Clown Return

TheTerrifier 3 cast will contain a few returning faces, although the full cast list hasn't been revealed by Damien Leone yet. Art the Clown will return in Terrifier 3, played once again by David Howard Thornton(The Mean One, Gotham). Lauren LaVera(The Well, Not For Nothing) is confirmed to return as Sienna (via Bloody Disgusting), and Elliot Fullam will also return as Jonathan.

Samantha Scaffidi(Sarah Q, American Fango) will be back in the Terrifier 3 cast as Victoria Heyes, joining Thornton as the only returning cast member present in the entire trilogy. One major newcomer to the franchise is character actor Daniel Roebuck (The Munsters) who has been cast as Santa Claus. Wrestling star Chris Jericho will appear as Burke, and he is joined by the likes of Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead) and Jason Patric (Lost Boys) in the movies growing ensemble.

Actor	Terrifier 3 Role
Lauren LaVera	Sienna
David Howard Thornton	Art the Clown
Elliot Fullam	Jonathan
Samantha Scaffidi	Victoria Heyes
Daniel Roebuck	Santa Claus
Chris Jericho	Burke
Tom Savini	Unknown
Jason Patric	Unknown
Antonella Rose	Gabbie
Krsy Fox	Unknown
Clint Howard	Unknown
Annie Lederman	Unknown
Sienna Hubert-Ross	Unknown
Jon Abrahams	Unknown

Terrifier 3 Story Details

Art The Clown Ruins Christmas

In Terrifier 2, the horror movie's ending sees Art the Clown brutally beheaded by Sienna, with his killing associate, credited as "The Little Pale Girl" (Amelie McLain) picking up Art's head and leaving. Later, Terrifier 2's end-credits scene shows the first Terrifier's surviving victim Victoria Heyes (Samantha Scaffidi) literally giving birth to Art's head in a mental institution. With Art's still living head grinning at the horrified nurse, even decapitation clearly is not enough to stop Art the Clown, and the supernatural return of the new horror movie icon is already set in motion for Terrifier 3.

The newest film will once again follow Sienna as she tries to get over her encounter with Art. However, the killer clown's return around the holiday season sees them on a collison course. Leone promised that Terrifier 3 will be the scariest movie yet, and that the franchise will turn to its roots, being more like the original short film. The director explained, "One of my main goals for Terrifier 3 is to recapture the creep factor present in the original Terrifier short film. That had a genuinely spooky atmosphere that I’m still proud of."

Terrifier 3 Trailer

Watch The Trailers Below

Damien Leone and the rest of the Terrifier 3 crew released a creepy teaser trailer in November 2023. The snippet shows a happy-go-lucky child wandering downstairs on Christmas Eve in hopes of catching a glimpse of Santa Claus. Instead, the jolly old elf is Art the Clown and his blood-splattered visage clearly isn't Saint Nick. The trailer indicates that Terrifier 3 will go to any length to shock, and even young children aren't safe from Art's spree. The teaser also showed off the film's sense of humor, as Santa Art was shown snacking on milk and cookies.

In July 2024, another teaser for Terrifier 3 was revealed, and it shows off actual movie footage for the first time. Underscored by a creepy rendition of "Silent Night", the teaser shows Art as he hacks and slashes his way through new victims. Meanwhile, Sienna is still on the hunt for the evil clown, and their paths are bound to cross in the threequel. In a bit of macabre humor, the trailer ends with Art making a snow angel in blood.

In August 2024, a full-length trailer for Terrifier 3 was revealed which outlines the story for the upcoming slasher film. Sienna tries to get over her encounter with Art, but she begins to suspect he is still hunting her, and she vows to be prepared once again. Meanwhile, Art the Clown defiles several Christmastime institutions as he hacks and slashes his way through various victims on a path of destruction that will eventually bring him face to face with Sienna once again.

Terrifier 3

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Terrifier 3 follows Sienna and her brother as they attempt to move past the traumatic events of Art the Clown's Halloween massacre. As they embrace the Christmas season, Art reemerges, intent on turning their holiday into a nightmare, continuing his reign of terror.

Director

Damien Leone

Studio(s)

Dark Age Cinema , Fuzz on the Lens Productions

Distributor(s)

Cineverse

Writers

Damien Leone

Cast

Lauren LaVera , David Howard Thornton , Antonella Rose , Elliott Fullam , Samantha Scaffidi , Margaret Anne Florence , Bryce Johnson , Alexa Blair Robertson , Mason Mecartea , Krsy Fox , Luciana VanDette , Clint Howard , Bradley Stryker , Daniel Roebuck , Chris Jericho , Tom Savini , Jason Patric , Alex Ross , Kailey Hyman , Kellen Raffaelo , Lisa Marie Falcone , Stephen Cofield Jr. , Corrine Kelly , Joe Falcone , Peter Mitchell , Marie Maser , Jon Abrahams

Franchise(s)

Terrifier

prequel(s)

Terrifier , Terrifier 2

Release Date

October 11, 2024