Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Terrifier 3.The popular horror movie franchise raised the bar for its brand of gore withTerrifier 3. AsArt the Clowncontinues his bloody rampage for Christmas, he unleashes an iconic holiday slaying on two key members of theTerrifier 3cast - Mia and Cole - in the shower in the vein of Norman Bates inPsycho. Such a horrific and gruesome scene tops Allie’s death in Damien Leone’sTerrifier 2as the franchise’s best kill.
After Art hacks the two lovers to pieces, he takes off his glasses and gives Mia a twisted glare, cementing this scene as one of the most unsettling and memorable moments inDamien Leone’sTerrifier 3. Out of context, Art’s bloodthirsty stare presents a glimpse into the depths of his insatiable evil. But it’s what Mia says earlier in the film that makes her dying moments one of the most hauntingdeaths inTerrifier 3.
Mia Wanted To Look Art The Clown In The Eyes To See His Evil
Mia Wanted To Know If Art The Clown Has A Soul
Terrifier 3introduces new character Miaas a true crime podcaster obsessed with Art the Clown and the Miles County Massacre. She takes great interest in her new classmate, Jonathan Shaw, and his older sister Sienna, as they aretwo of the few people to survive their encounter with Artand hopes to learn more about them and their lives following the events ofTerrifier 2. But like many true-crime enthusiasts, Mia reveals she has an abject fascination with Art the Clown as a serial killer and a figure of such evil.
This grim sense of curiosity ultimately kept Mia from making it toTerrifier 3’sending.
When Art eavesdrops on Cole and Mia in their dorm building, he overhears the latter expressing her desire to meet and understand Art to Cole, saying,“I wanna know what it’s like to be in the presence of that kind of evil. When you look into his eyes, what do you see? Is there a soul…?”This grim sense of curiosity ultimately kept Mia from making it toTerrifier 3’sending.
Art The Clown Fulfills Mia’s Dark Wish Before She Dies
Mia’s Dark Interest In Art The Clown Became Her Downfall
Having heard Mia’s morbid wish, Art the Clown gives her what she asked for by letting her stare into his eyes after leaving her a mangled corpse in the shower. Mia’s death was a dark reminder that some wishes shouldn’t be fulfilled, as she wound up receiving much more than what she bargained for.
Terrifier 3 Box Office Surpasses Blumhouse Film To Climb 2024’s Highest-Grossing Horror Movie Chart
Damien Leone’s Christmas supernatural slasher Terrifier 3 surpasses a Blumhouse movie at the box office with an 84% on Rotten Tomatoes.
This moment adds an extra bit of karma to Mia, since earlier in the film, she takes her interest in Art too far. She bothers Sienna with insensitive questions about her experience with Art, whichbrings up her trauma and loss at the hands of the killer clown. However, Sienna’s angry response to her questions didn’t change her mind. It took the chainsaw-wielding Art to make her realize she had made a terrible mistake inTerrifier 3.
