Terrifier 3 ending explained: Does Gabbie and Sienna manage to defeat Art the Clown?

Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3 will be released in theatres on October 11, 2024. It features its horror antagonist, Art the Clown, who has chosen the Christmas holiday season to spread his terror around town. Art is seen dressed as Santa Claus, with a sackful of weapons that he uses to spread some "Christmas cheer."

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for Terrifier 3.

At the film's end, Gabbie gets lost in a void created after stabbing a demonic entity with a sword. Sienna tries to save her niece but fails. She pledges to defeat Art and save Gabbie, setting up a potential premise for the next installment in the Terrifier franchise. The audience also sees Art the Clown waiting at a bus stop in the film's last shot, indicating that he is certainly not dead and will return to wreak havoc again.

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What happened with Sienna and Art the Clown at the end of Terrifier 3?

Art the Clown in a still from the Terrifier 3 trailer (via Screambox / YouTube)

Terrifier 3 focuses on Sienna visiting her family for the holidays. Her niece Gabbie looks up to her and considers her a hero. This is a form of comfort for Sienna, who still suffers from the horrors of Art the Clown (a reference to Terrifier 2). Then, at a supermarket, Sienna sees Art the Clown, revived and ready for violence. This is where the horror of the movie begins.

The film's end comes with a dramatic showdown where Art and his demonic host, Victoria, attack Sienna and her family at their home. Art also admits that he has killed Sienna's brother Jonathan, showing his decapitated skull as proof. The only reason Sienna manages to survive the onslaught of Art the Clown is because of her protective feelings for Gabbie.

Art instructs Gabbie to open her presents before he decides to kill her. Fortunately, Sienna gifted Gabbie a sword, and she uses that opportunity to stab Victoria to get rid of the demon inside her. Victoria disintegrates on the floor, opening a huge wormhole void beneath.

Art and Sienna then get into a heated fight, with Art using his chainsaw and Sienna battling with the newly acquired sword. Sienna even stabs Art and leaves him bleeding against a wall. Unfortunately, she realizes that Gabbie is falling into the void in the ground. Even though Sienna tries to save her niece, Gabbie is lost to the void at the film's end. When Sienna looks back at the wall, Art the Clown is gone.

Sienna promises herself that she will do anything to save Gabbie. The film's last scene then shows Art the Clown alive and well at a bus stop. He boards a passing bus that drives away immediately. This hints that, even though Art may have taken a step back to gather himself, he shall soon be back at large. It remains to be seen how big of a role Art will now play as Sienna tries to save Gabbie.

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Audiences can watch Terrifier 3 in theatres from October 11, 2024.