Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3 had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest last night, leaving viewers in shock and awe. The first reactions promise sickening gore, laude the performances by David Howard Thornton and Lauren LaVera, praise Damien Leone’s direction, and tease Art the Clown’s expanded lore.

“Terrifier 3 just might be the goriest movie to ever grace a multiplex screen,” raves Fangoria editor-in-chief Phil Nobile Jr. “David Howard Thornton having a blast, funniest he’s ever been as Art; Lauren LaVera put through the wringer. Possibly the most physically put-upon final girl since Marilyn Burns.”

“Terrifier 3 blew the damn roof off,” asserts Cob. “Gonzo slasher horror cranked up to 11. Bursting with some of the most fantastically diabolical kills ever put to screen (holy shit). Shower scene will go down in history. We have a new contender for best horror movie of the year.”

“Well, holy fuck,” exclaims Critics Choice Association member Preston Barta. “Damien Leone just painted his Sistine Chapel on the screen with blood and guts. Lauren LaVera slays.”

“Terrifier 3 is my favorite of the series so far,” notes Austin Film Critics Association member Matthew Jackson. “A showcase of gore and a maturation of Leone’s ability to shift from impish to emotional in an instant. Harrowing and hilarious at the same time.”

“Terrifier 3 is some absolutely depraved sicko shit (complimentary),” writes InSense Film contributor Alex Papaioannou. “The movie looks AMAZING (2 split diopters!), Lauren LaVera has an all-timer final girl sequence, and David Howard Thornton absolutely rocks as Art the Clown once again. More lore!!!”

“You silly fools have no idea what is waiting for you in Terrifier 3,” teases Belle de Gore. “You wouldn’t believe what these eyes have seen.”

Anthony Papetti calls it, “a sicko Christmas blood bath! Leone brings his twisted humor while still harboring a darknesses that digs deeper into Art the Clown’s lore. Lauren LaVera is outstanding growing her already traumatic broken role. David Howard Thorton’s vaudeville performance is perfect.”

“Terrifier 3 goes there and then goes 54 steps further,” praises Lionsgate digital coordinator Noah Levine. “An absolute splatter fest of unseen proportions. Shower scene that will go down in history. Lauren LaVera is such a great lead. Lots of twisted and neat toe dips into the lore, getting very Hellraiser up in here. Damn.”

“Terrifier 3 was, without question, the most disgusting, gory, vile thing I’ve ever seen,” asserts Gizmodo and io9 senior reporter Germain Lussier. “I kind of enjoyed it?”

“Terrifier 3 is truly evil. And I mean that in the best possible way,” praises Discussing Film critic James Preston Poole. “Grindhouse beyond Grindhouse. Truly sickening practical effects mixed with a lore that is getting more and more intricate. I don’t know how Damien Leone tops this. Lauren LaVera THEE final girl.”

“WOW, if you thought the Terrifier team couldn’t go further after part two, you’d be dead wrong,” warns 1428 Elm contributor Jacob Harper. “Bloody and blasphemous in all the right ways.”

“Christmas is solidified as the goriest time of the year—as is Lauren LaVera’s rep as a final girl for the ages,” says Julian Singleton. “No one’s safe from Art the Clown’s chaos. Tightly focused and gnarlier than others in the series—with an eye towards a brewing holy war?”

Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills, who created an official song and music video for the film, said “Holy… Shit. Nothing will prepare you for the beautiful brutality that I just witnessed on screen. Terrifier 3 is one of the most vicious films I’ve seen in years. I already wanna see it again.”

“Many horror movies aim to be transgressive, to shock and disgust, but here’s one that actually manages to pull it off,” Slash Film‘s review by Jacob Hall warns. “It pushes your buttons with such deadly force that your inner machinery breaks –– you cannot believe what you’re seeing. One can never accuse this movie, or this franchise, of taking the easy path or softening its edges to make for a safer, more palatable experience. Here’s a horror movie that declares itself to be dangerous, and actually delivers on the promise.”

You won’t have to wait too long to experience the mayhem for yourself as Terrifier 3 opens in theaters nationwide on October 11. Get your tickets now!