@daveman3416 said:

Half way through this and I can't help wondering why the director decide to take the Christmas route. I've seen and enjoyed both terrifier movies so far, so why put Art the clown in a Santa suit. They may as well have created a new demented Santa slasher. Maybe things will change. Just half way in but still nothing to match the brutal kill in part 2. You know the one.

Because it was funny?

I think 3 is not as good as the first two. There are much more violence, gore and very brutal kills, but it feels a bit too much and it comes on account of a good story. This time it's just a bunch of scenes and one interesting kill is not shown, while there is almost no story behind it. As result the movie is too mechanical, too dry. It's not bad overall, although brutality is emphasized more than imagination.