Malevolence 3: Killer (2018) movie poster

Malevolence 3: Killer

2018 ·1h 29m · ★ 4.8 (38)

Martin Bristol returns to where it all began: the home where he was kidnapped from. But he is not the boy who disappeared over 10 years ago. Tortured and abused at the hands of his psychotic captor Graham Sutter, Martin is damaged beyond repair. Lurking in the shadows of suburbia, he stalks and kills without remorse. Special Agent William Perkins follows Martin's trail of terror, desperate to capture him before he kills again. Martin's family, mourning his disappearance for over 10 years, is informed not only that he is alive, but that he is responsible for the wave of murder sweeping through their town. Will they be able to reunite with their long-lost son before it's too late, or will Perkins have to use force to bring him down?

Why it matters

A grim dive into trauma-fueled violence that turns the slasher formula inside out by making the killer the damaged victim.

  • Martin Bristol’s transformation from abducted boy to remorseless predator offers a rare, unsettling character study in slasher lore.
  • Practical effects ground the brutality—no gloss, just raw, gut-punch horror that recalls ’80s grindhouse grit.
  • For fans of slow-burn revenge tales and psychological slashers rather than jump-scare-heavy fare.
  • A bleak suburban nightmare where the monster isn’t just a figure in a mask, but a broken human shaped by horror.
5 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
100
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
86
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
14
Survival
66
Slasher

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceChild in DangerTaboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationTorture

Phobia triggers

Tight Spaces

TMDB Keywords

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