How Terrifier 3's Shocking Ending Sets Up Terrifier 4's Sienna Story Explained By Director

Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for Terrifier 3!Damien Leone, the writer/director/editor of Terrifier 3, explains how the film's ending set up for the upcoming fourth film. At the end of the latest installment in the slasher horror franchise, Sienna successfully kills Vicky with her sword, though is unable to do more than just wound Art the Clown, all while Vicky's disintegrating blood leads to a portal to Hell opening. Unlike its predecessor, which included a post-credits scene to build on its finale, Terrifier 3 instead ends on a cliffhanger note as Sienna fails to save Gabbie from falling into Hell and Art escapes, albeit seemingly without his powers.

Leone told USA Today that the ending of Terrifier 3 "really raises her stakes" for the next film in the franchise and opens up "the door to the supernatural and heaven and hell and all these wonderful mystic sort of themes," and that the next step would be to "actually put Sienna into hell." Leone also didn't feel a post-credits scene was necessary this time because he "wanted to give Sienna and Jonathan that moment to breathe and revel in victory for a moment" while the film's ending has already confirmed Art the Clown's immediate rebirth. Check out what Leone said:

I think now she has to figure out a way to rescue Gabbie. And what bigger stakes than to actually put Sienna into hell? [There's no post-credits scene because] I just wanted to give Sienna and Jonathan that moment to breathe and revel in victory for a moment, instead of just going right into, "All right, they just killed Art the Clown, and now he's immediately rebirthed back."

The Next Movie's Plot Has Seemingly Been Confirmed

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Terrifier 4 will continue on Sienna's journey to defeat Art the Clown for good. The director's decision to not include a post-credits scene means that everything viewers need to know about the upcoming film is already included in the gruesome and brutal Terrifier 3. It also means that the ending of the third film plays a crucial role in setting up the next film, as Sienna has effectively lost everyone she cares about.

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While Art the Clown suggests that he and Vicky have killed her brother, Jonathan, in Terrifier 3, whether he's dead is left on an ambiguous note. Leone's comment seems to confirm that Jonathan is, in fact, still alive, and Art the Clown and Vicky have failed to capture him, so instead, they took someone else's life and lied to Sienna as a way to make her comply. As confirmed by Leone, the fourth film will see Sienna and her brother taking a trip through Hell to rescue Gabby.

Our Take on Terrifier 3's Setup For The Next MOvie

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It seems clear that with Terrifier 3, the franchise is moving toward the supernatural aspect of Art the Clown and Sienna Shaw. So far, it hasn't explained the killer origin of Art the Clown and what his crimes are about, which makes the plot in the first three movies a little disorienting and confusing. Terrifier 3's cliffhanger ending further explains Art's obsession with Sienna, which is something fans have been wanting to know for a long while.

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Lauren LaVera's Sienna Shaw is an angel who's tasked to destroy Art, which makes sense why the story always brings the two of them together. Taking the scenes to Hell is an unexpected move for the franchise, but it also seems fitting, given that is where the killer clown comes from, as explained in the newest film. It seems that, with Terrifier 3, the franchise is hitting closer and closer to home, which will eventually give fans the revelation they've all been waiting for.

Source: USA Today