TERROR UNDER THE CHRISTMAS MOONLIGHT.

Five years after the events of Terrifier 2 (2022), a dormant Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) and his possessed follower (Samantha Scaffidi) are awakened, right in time for Sienna’s (Lauren LaVera) release from a mental hospital.

Once again, there’s wicked ambition in how the director stages outrageously gory kills, aided by practical effects and a sense of humor. Still, not for everyone.

The Christmas setting is welcome, but Damien Leone focuses a little too much on Art’s supernatural ties, a less interesting aspect of the clown.

2024-U.S. 125 min. Color. Widescreen. Written, directed and edited by Damien Leone. Cast: David Howard Thornton (Art the Clown), Lauren LaVera (Sienna Shaw), Elliott Fullam (Jonathan Shaw), Samantha Scaffidi, Margaret Anne Florence, Bryce Johnson… Tom Savini, Jason Patric.