Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell(2001)
2001 · Chris Angel · 89 min
The evil Djinn is back at it again, this time wreaking havoc on the students of Illinois' Baxter University. His victim is a beautiful, innocent and studious teenage girl named Diana Collins who accidentally opened up the Djinn's tomb and released him.
Thriller · Horror · Fantasy
4.4210 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell scares
Watching it feels more like a cheesy monster romp than anything genuinely unsettling, with campy one-liners and over-the-top wish-granting kills that go for laughs and gross-out gags rather than dread. The pace moves quickly from one gruesome transformation or death scene to the next, with little time spent building real tension in between. Blood and creature effects are the main attraction here, not mood or atmosphere, so it plays more like a fun B-movie than something that will stick with you. Good for fans of goofy practical-effects horror who want body-morphing gore and quotable villain banter rather than actual scares.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell rates psychological 1/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 65 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A direct-to-video horror sequel that starts light and campy, then steadily piles on gory set-pieces toward a chaotic, high-intensity finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell rates 2/5 — moderately scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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