‘Terrifier 3’ – Christian Group Protests “Satanic Santa” in Front of Kansas City Movie Theater

Hand to god, I swear this is not a stunt.

Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3 is on its way to becoming the #1 film in the country and along the way it has been the center of several major stories, including being banned to minors in France, having two people pass out in Australia, and one person vomiting at the UK premiere.

The real badge of honor is when religious groups find you to be such a threat that they take time out of their day to protest, and it hasn’t taken them long to come after Terrifier 3.

David Howard Thornton, who plays Art the Clown in the Terrifier films (including an all-timer horror villain performance in Terrifier 3), shared on his Instagram the above photo taken by his cousin outside of the B&B Theatres Mainstreet KC at The Power & Light District in Kansas City, MO, posted with a simple caption that says it all: “We’re doing something right!”

Actor Devon Sawa tweeted a similar sentiment in response to the post, writing: “A sure sign a movie is probably really good is if there’s people protesting outside the theater it’s playing at.”

It was almost exactly 40 years ago that Silent Night, Deadly Night‘s killer Santa spawned similar protests, which at the time resulted in the 1984 classic being pulled from theaters. But have no fear, cause Bloody Disgusting has zero plans on doing the same. It’s a different time, we’re a different company, and this UNRATED slasher shocker isn’t going anywhere.

In fact, Bloody Disgusting and Cineverse are bringing Terrifier 3 to even more screens beginning today, with the total theater count hitting 2,514 locations across the U.S. and Canada.

Grab your tickets to see  at your local theater this weekend!