Terrifier: The History of Art the Clown | Horror History

ENTER AT YOUR OWN PERIL. Art the Clown is the silent yet gruesome monochrome murderer who unleashed a new era of fear in the Terrifier franchise. Unlike the chatter of other notorious horror figures, Art's silence echoed the horrors of the unknown, leaving a trail of blood on the streets of an unsuspecting town.

In this video, we'll be delving into the DARK and BLOODY timeline of Art the Clown, from his eerie inception in the sinister short films of All Hallows Eve to his grotesque grandeur in Terrifier and Terrifier 2. We'll provide a detailed breakdown and analysis of his character, dissecting the elements that contribute to his terrifying persona, and shining a light on the creative minds, especially Damien Leone and David Howard Thornton, who breathed life into this nightmarish clown.

I'll also explore the motivation of the character, what makes him scary, how he was created to be an antithesis to Pennywise the Dancing Clown, what went on in the Halloweens we don't see in the movies and how Art was created to become the Michael Myers of a new generation.

Strap in as we dissect every smile, every kill, and every drop of blood—preparing you for the ultimate analysis of Art's horrifying legacy!

Chapters
00:00 - The VHS tape discovery
00:16 - The 9th Circle (2008)
02:32 - The Creepy Inception of Art the Clown
03:19 - Art vs Pennywise
04:53 - The Rise of Art the Clown
07:03 - All Hollows’ Eve (2013)
09:07 - Factor Ad
12:04 - Art the Clown's First Act of Violence
14:34 - Violent Encounter in the Barn
17:10 - Art Enters the Real World
19:34 - Terrifier (2016)
21:47 - Stalking Dawn and Tara
24:12 - Gruesome Showmanship
26:44 - Art's Issues with Women
29:17 - Disturbing Actions
31:37 - Terrifier 2 (2022)
34:11 - Invasion of Sienna’s Dreams
36:40 - Art Stalks Sienna
39:18 - Art the Clown's Disturbing Persona
41:42 - Rampage Begins
44:01 - The Blurring of Reality and Hallucinogenic Manipulation
46:30 - Exploring Art the Clown and Michael Myers

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Written by Josh Simpson
Edited by Mark Schroeder

⚠ Disclaimer: This is a documentary film analyzing a fictional work of art for educational purposes. All actions seen in the video are performed by protagonists and should not be taken as real life footage. All stunts, effects and dialogue are performed by paid actors and all accounts are for the purposes of education, documentary and art.

[LegitJerome]

I like how you kept highlighting Art’s unpredictability, then said, “Art can pop up anywhere as long as it’s on Halloween.”
Then Art is like, “oh yeah? We’re going to go ahead and do Christmas.”

[Noperare]

I like how Art merges mundane human with demonic clown. He understands how guns, cars, smartphones and landromats work, he even reads the news. This implies desire to stay tuned to modernity, while other slashers are only focused in killing. I can see Art having hobbies, doing chores, microwaving a pizza while he waits for the next holloween unlike other slashers. Seriously, do you ever thought about what Michael Myers actually DO during the other days of the year?

[horrorbym]

I’m not scared of clowns but Art is by far one of the scariest horror icons to date. I’m excited to see where they go with his character

[Seoul_Soldier]

Damien Leone learned a lesson that many horror directors never learn, don't humanize your monster. Art is terrifying because there is no explanation for what he does, and it's perfect. He has the potential to be a lasting horror icon as long as they stick to this.

[TheRealFoxMadness]

i love this idea of art being so close to being human, yet he’s not quite there. It feels like something that could happen while also giving him this supernatural vibe that doesn’t take away from the scariness of the character. They hit the perfect balance between being known and unknown. Bravo Vince

[trixx]

Art is the perfect villain. No one has any clue why he does what he does. He’s ridiculously violent just because. That’s more terrifying than any explanation of his motives.

[lilgibbyvert]

I think what makes art so scary is how insanely brutal he is. It makes ppl picture themselves going through the victims pain and torture which scares ppl. He’s growing as one of my favorite horror icons out there

[jackdrew]

Damien did confirm that Art's suicide was the first time he ever died, and that he himself was astonished to see he was resurrected.

[User_-tm]

Just imagine this for a second: you wake up in the Laundromat seeing a naked bloody clown playing patty cake by himself.💀💀

[coleozaeta]

One of the scariest things about Art is how some of this victims manage to survive for a time after injuries that would have long killed someone. It’s like he has an ability to cause them to live long enough to maximize their pain.

[Isooni]

Fun fact. Art the Clown was an inspiration for an enemy in an indie game called Fear and Hunger 2: Termina. The enemy in the game is called Needles the Clown. The character is very similar to Art the Clown in many ways. Needles the Clown stalks and hunts down the survivors in the game one by one in many brutal ways. When you do fight Needles the Clown, a lot of his attacks are very similar to Art. Needles preferred weapon is a chain with various sharp medical tools attached to it. Scalpels, needles, etc. One move that Needles does is inject your party members with a syringe to give them various debuffs. If you just so happen to hack off enough of Needles limbs and get him down to the last bits of his health, Needles will pull an Art the Clown and drop the chain whip and pull out a gun to use against your party members.

[pietaschannel]

Props to David Howard Thornton for making art both the funniest and the most terrifying clown in all of media

[danielkoenen]

As a nurse I can't help but appreciate he nailed that injection in the hand on the fly.

Pretty accurate needlework there buddy.

[dark.poioisionedwolf]

His costume design makes the gore more meaningful because his clean black and white costume covered in red stands out so much

[livingcorpse]

I've heard people complain "why would the dad design such a reveling costume for his daughter?" but it sounds like to me he didn't design it, he just had a vision of the future and drew what he saw. Her reaction to her dad's drawings seems to suggest she designed the costume and was surprised her dad drew it before she even made it.

[namchansawang]

I think Art getting hurt just adds to his ability to scare. Everytime he gets hurt and comes back it adds a little hope for his victims just to be ripped away and it adds more to the chase.

[gildedgoblin]

I think the reason Art occasionally doesn’t kill a given individual is because they "play along" with him. The prime example is the kids who took candy. They didn't freak out and try to run. They just did what kids are meant to do. They played their role in the situation, so even when one of them "broke" his rule and tried to take multiple, he gave them a pass where he otherwise may have punished them.

[KgrcProductions]

I’ve always thought of Art as the “Deadpool of Horror Icons.” Unpredictable, bloodthirsty, and intentionally hilarious 😂

[sentientatoms]

My favorite thing about Art is that his personality actually justifies being a clown. He's not just designed that way to be creepy, his style and mannerisms suit a clown character. This is probably in large part because of the new actor, he's an icon

[vann]

The theory of Art possibly being a demon that possesses artists and tortures them would be so cool (though I know it will never be). I love that Leone left Art open for theories and interpretation bc it makes his lore so jumbled and interesting because there’s really nothing to base it off of.I’m so excited to see what his story evolves into!! fantastic video!!!