“ The Australian government has issued a stern warning to horror fans flocking to cinemas to see the ultra-violent slasher film Terrifier 3, cautioning audiences about its extreme content and disturbing themes.
The film, directed by Damien Leone, has drawn huge crowds since it's release on October 10, as it continues
the blood-soaked saga of Art the Clown with more gruesome, stomach-churning scenes.
The movie has broken box office records as horror enthusiasts are lured in by the
film's reputation for intense violence and shock value.
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications,
and the Arts has warned Australian audiences to prepare for scenes
of graphic violence, dismemberment and disturbing themes that go well beyond typical horror fare.
The film includes brutal depictions of murder using a variety of
weapons, from chainsaws to axes and guns, resulting in explicit injury detail and copious amounts of blood.
The warning also highlights that the movie portrays self-harm, cannibalism, animal cruelty and violence involving children, pushing the boundaries of what the most hardened
horror fans has seen before.
One of the film's more controversial moments includes a scene of implied masturbation coupled with self-harm, along with a
shower scene that hints at sexual activity.
The Australian government has issued a stern warning
to horror fans flocking to cinemas to see the ultra-violent slasher film Terrifier
3, cautioning audiences about its extreme content and disturbing themes
The film, directed by Damien Leone, has drawn huge crowds since it's release on October 10, as it
continues the blood-soaked saga of Art the Clown with more gruesome,
stomach-churning scenes
In addition, male genital nudity and obscured shots of
female breast and buttock nudity have caused concern among viewers and the classification board alike.
The film's R18+ rating in Australia is due to its high impact violence,
blood, gore and explicit sexual content.
Despite these warnings, audiences have turned out in droves.
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, and the Arts
has warned Australian audiences to prepare for scenes of graphic violence, dismemberment and disturbing themes that go well beyond typical horror fare
Many cinema-goers in Sydney and Melbourne reportedly clapped and cheered during some of the film's most grotesque death scenes.
This latest instalment of the Terrifier franchise is a continuation of the sadistic horror unleashed by Art the Clown, a
character who has now become a modern horror icon for his relentless brutality.
In Terrifier 3, Art's reign of terror continues, once again targeting Sienna Shaw who narrowly survived his attacks
in the previous movie.
Sienna, portrayed by actress Lauren LaVera, takes on Art in a deadly showdown that is as gory as it is horrifying, featuring scenes of
decapitations, dismemberments and visceral body horror.
Read More
'Traumatising' horror sequel leaves two Perth moviegoers unconscious and one injured
The Terrifier franchise, which began in 2016, quickly
gained a cult following due to its extreme violence and over-the-top
death scenes.
The first film, which saw Art the Clown mutilate a victim with a hacksaw, shocked
audiences with its brutal kill sequences.
The sequel, Terrifier 2, went viral last year after reports emerged that viewers
were fainting and vomiting in cinemas due to its graphic content.
Now, with Terrifier 3, Leone has doubled down on the carnage, taking
the gore to new, unsettling levels.
Despite Australia's strict film censorship laws, Terrifier 3 was approved
for theatrical release with a strong warning attached.
The film's notoriety has only heightened its appeal to
horror fans, who continue to fill cinemas across the country.
Earlier this month, two people fainted and fled for the exit
when it hit a Perth cinema for early previews.
According to multiple eye witness accounts, one
young woman badly injured herself after she fell down the cinema stairs while fleeing the
movie theatre.
'This is going to sound made up and I promise you it's not,' Australian horror film
critic Emma Clarke began her review of David Leone's controversial new
horror-slasher.
The Rotten Tomatoes verified critic said two people fainted right in front of her during the screening
she attended at Innaloo Cinemas in Perth over the weekend.
The first fainted during the opening scene, she said in her film review shared to
YouTube, and the second nearer to the end of the two-house spectacle.
'Can you tell me... why did two people feint right in front
of me during that film?' she said.
'Both trying to run down the stairs to get to the bathrooms because they felt so
queasy.'
The horror film fanatic said she spoke to both people and
tried to assist them because she was seated directly
behind them.
The first was a man, who left with a friend who came to check on him, and second Australian victim was a young woman.
'This poor girl gashed her head open as she fell down the stairs,
I felt so bad for her. I went and checked on her
afterwards,' Clarke claimed.
'She did get help. She was with her friend. It really shook me up too.
It actually took me out of the film for the moment.'
The reviewer, who has been sharing her thoughts on scary movies for the past four years, said she has
never seen audience members have such a visceral reaction to a film.
Many cinema-goers in Sydney and Melbourne reportedly clapped and cheered during some of the film's most grotesque death scenes
Clarke described the third installment of Leone's series
— which is set to open nationally on Thursday, October 11 — as ' fun, intense, gory, disturbed,
and over the top.'
'I'm not used to horror actually hurting people, so that was a really strange experience,
' she said.
'Before anyone says they're paid actors, I saw the girl and she had injuries.
They were both very young people. I feel really awful about it
to be honest.'
'It was a very scary moment trying to help them out.'
SydneyMelbourne ”