‘Terrifier 3’ Effects Artist Breaks Down the Opening Murder Scene, Liquid Nitrogen Death and More: ‘We Had Blood Coming From Every Direction’
variety.comJack Dunn The U.K. premiere of Damien Leone’s holiday slasher “Terrifier 3” was something straight out of a horror movie. Eleven audience members walked out of the theater, nine during the opening scene, and one on-looker lost their lunch watching the latest escapades of series mascot Art the Clown, played by David Howard Thornton.
While a screening like this would spell disaster for some, producer Phil Falcone celebrated the extreme reactions as testamate to the hard work of Leone and special effects lead Christien Tinsley. “It’s a slasher gore film with practical effects,” Falcone said. “So if you’re getting people to vomit and leave the theater, and they went there for horror, that’s a pretty good job, I’d say.” Leone’s latest installment sees the bloodthirsty harlequin spreading Christmas cheer and fear to “Terrifier” scream queen Siena Shaw (Lauren LaVera) and the rest of the Miles County residents.
Produced for $2 million ($1.7 million more than the first two films combined) “Terrifier 3” serves up the franchise’s most vicious and complex kills.
But before the blood can spill, Thornton needs an hour and a half in the makeup chair to transform into the killer clown. A makeup artist first preps his skin and then glues on a rubber face mask, which sets the base for Art’s grotesque features.
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