Terrifier 3 (2024)

Terrifier 3 parents guide

There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: intense fear, several jump scares, and moderate sex and nudity.

Scare

Terrifying

Our top level for fear.

Jump scares

Several

More than a couple of sudden jolts.

Gore

Extreme gore

Our top level for gore.

Violence

Brutal violence

Our top level for violence.

Sex and nudity

Moderate

Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.

Language

Strong

Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is Terrifier 3 scary?

Yes. Terrifier 3 is one of the scariest titles in the CouchRot catalog.

How gory is Terrifier 3?

Extreme gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

What is Terrifier 3 about?

Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. But just when they think they're safe, Art returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare. The festive season quickly unravels as Art unleashes his twisted brand of terror, proving that no holiday is safe.

Cast and crew

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Terrifier 3 is on our Christmas, Scariest, Slashers, Horror on Prime Video and Horror on Hoopla lists.

More like this feeling

Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a horror movie that's actually scary”
• “scary but not gory”
• “a fun halloween movie, not too scary”

Lists with the same feel: Goriest and Most violent.