@@rrockomoj I said creepy, which to me is not exactly the same as scary, Art appearing even silly at times - given the circumstances - is less funny than unsettling (imo). When he starts attacking you, THAT'S scary lol. But he enjoys the pursuit of his victims, being able to affect/control their emotional state and generally prolong the anxiety, changing his behavior a little at a time until anxiety becomes uncertainty then fear. So I do see what you're saying, and agree - I just see it as only part of his "schtick."
@@fredzzkid I personally find him funny all the time, even when there is gore. The part where Art pours salt and bleach on Allie in the bedroom scene is just so funny to me 💀💀
4th of July Him wearing an Uncle Sam costume would be hilarious. Imagine someone cooking on a black stone grill. Art slams persons face on grill and bbqs them
@@joncerda351 nice comparison/observation. The simplicity of the two characters and comparison between them would make for an interesting psychological study.
The difference between a mime and a silent clown is that the mime uses only his body to imitate, copy or represent something; the silent clown doesn't rely that much on the physical aspect, instead uses props. That's why my friend Arthur is just a clown.
@NocturnalCritic it was confirmed by the actor of Art himself that Art is nothing more than a silent clown, with almost word for word reason as the original commenter said lol
@@Thicccbankai But you do know that one of the inspirations for Art not speaking came from David’s (Art) previous experience of performing as a mime lol which he also said himself smh
@NocturnalCritic but directly answering the question "is art a mime or a clown?" By saying Art is a silent clown and giving an explanation of what a silent clown is, I'm not gonna fight it lol. Actor says he's a silent clown, than he's a silent clown and there's deadass no argument to that lmao
I love how Art doesn’t speak and his origins are never explained. He is a complete mystery and that what makes him so terrifying. A lot of movies over explain and try to rationalize every action.
David Howard Thornton really wants to be Joker in James Gunn’s new DCU. And at first, I’m like OK, because he portrays Art in Terrifier. But if you watch his portrayal on RUclips. Where he does a skit. He sounds just like Mark Hamill AND has the look and appeal that we need from a classic Joker. He’s scary, but he’s also flamboyant and looks like he’s wearing Nicholson‘s suit. Give it a watch. I completely am up for him taking on that role.
In 3, its apparently revealed that the pale girl is a demon bonded to art that chose him because he was already such a sadistic serial killer. Thats why now he has supernatural aspects
I agree 100 percent . I also think that Sienna has been chosen by the angels and God to defeat him. Vicky stated no wonder they choose her. I believe there is more than Sienna vs an evil clown. I believe this is a actual battle between demons and angels the devil and God. There is more at stake .
when I first saw Art in the first one...his lack of reaction to his kills was what scared me the most. the one where he is sawing the girl upside-down. he's there, but he's not responding to what he is doing. the absence of connection is what scared me.
My current theory is also that Art expresses himself through his kills--he literally views them as art and as something sacred and possibly even romantic, as he showed interest in Tara and had her sit front-and-center for Dawn's kill. This is why he has such a spiritual attraction to the faceless woman (can't remember her name but I think it's Victoria) because she was the only one of his victims that survived that appreciates his "art."
there is usually a reason, if someone becomes a murderer (trauma, revenge, bad childhood)... in this case, however, we can see a aberrated SADIST, who kills for just pleasure... no other motivation, that makes it terrifying
I think Art was scariest in All Hallows Eve, in the final short that poor girl couldn't escape him, he just teleported everywhere. When he finally got her, he didn't even kill her, he gave her one of the worst fates in all of horror. It's not confirmed, but judging by the fact that he left her naked and the words he carved into her, it seems to be he also sexually assulted her, either before or after the mutilation. The imaginen the Terror the babysitter felt after watching that, then seeing Art come through the TV.
The director of Terrifyer has stated that Art will never be depicted sexually assaulting someone through the franchise as it gets more intense. Anything he does is meant to inflict pain, and terror with no sexual pleasure being derived from any parties including himself.
@@dirkz.duggitz1567 I loved it too! They definitely amped up the kills and gore. I also really liked the humor in this one. It made me laugh a lot. Especially seeing it with a big crowd added to the enjoyment. My only complaint was that I feel like towards the end the plot got rushed and some things got overlooked. But hopefully the next one will take care of some of those things. But overall, it was pretty great! Hope you have a great time watching it!
I've been a horror fan since the 80's, I'm 55, my favorite horror icons are Michael Myers, Leatherface, Freddy Krueger, Candyman, Pumpkin Head, the Universal Monsters and more. Many of the newer horror movie villains do not have lasting potential. Art is far and away the best new horror icon in decades.
The girl is not a hallucination. She is the reason he was resurrected in the second movie. You can’t hallucinate being physically brought back to life. You said yourself she’s supernatural that’s not psychosis
@@JurassicGojiFan1993 given what was said in Terrifier 3, it seems like Art is a sort of warlock type? He seems to be sponsored by a demon, one that gives him immortality and thr ability to make victims survive his torment until he chooses to end them. The creepy girl from 2 seems to be the demon that sponsors him, and is thus the source of his immortality until it and he is killed properly
(SPOILER) After watching Terrifier 3 and finding out what Leones original plan was for Art and seeing the ending where Art is on the bus and sits across a woman who is reading a book which I presume to be about hell it became one of my favorite non-Gorey scenes in the movie and appreciate it
Art does not act like a mime, he acts like what he is, a silent clown. Mimes don't use props, they "mime" evetything out, silent clowns do use props so when he does stuff he actually does stuff. So being a silent clown he uses props which is his weapons and he kills people with them, if he was a mime instead he wouldn't use weapons, instead he'd mime that he had them and he also wouldn't and couldn't kill anyone only mime the kills out, and for some reason he would actually kill as a mime that would automatically make him no longer a mime.
Art is clearly more than just a slasher/killer. In 3 he is apparently stated as being demonic. Unless you’re claiming he was just a human until those crazy flashes happened when he was in the morgue, and THAT’s when he became demonic.
after decades of studios trying to make the next horror mascot, here comes an indie director and within 3 movies (only countring mainline movies) and makes the next horror icon
David, the actor playing Art THE CLOWN (it's literally in his descriptive name 😂) has said many times that Art is not a mime. David had no training as a mime but he worked as a stage actor for many years before he did any movies, Terrifier 1 was his first movie role. Him having training as a mime was an inaccuracy that was perpetuated by news websites and social media. He did children's theatre and acted in the play: How The Grinch Stole Christmas where he learned physical comedy during that time. Also there is no psychological reason behind Art's killings. David has said, Art kills solely for his own entertainment simply because he thinks it's funny. After being resurrected by Satan he goes after the Shaw family (guided by the little pale girl who is a physical manifestation of Satan in the form of a twisted version of one of Art's victims) because Sienna is the only one who can stop Art from having fun/killing more people. Lastly, everything before Terrifier 1 is not cannon to the Terrifier franchise if or until Damien Leone decides it is.
I saw a video where David Howard Thornton said he sometimes gets his Art the clown kill scenes from his imagination. When he gets mad at someone, he imagins what he could do to someone in that instance
Great video! Never thought I’d be interested in the psychology of Art the Clown (I just think he’s cool and scary) but this was very well thought out ❤
There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING, that explains Art. He is violence and chaos incarnate. Art might just be the most sadistic slasher villain of all time.
I liked the first film i loved the second one and with reviews I've seen the third one sounds awesome also i like that the brother and sister characters from thd 2nd film are in this one ....I think Art's here for the long haul but just Hope any future movies don't dig to deep and try and explain his origins ..a little of that is OK but I think once they go down that route it takes a lot of the mystique away just look what the Halloween did with Myers ..sometimes it's better not knowing
Also, what i think is that we dont know his morals fully neaning he can do WHATEVER he wants. Many of the reasons that i find slasher movies boring are not killing everyone
I think what would take this series into the real ranks of a house hold name slasher Halloween classic is a bold story line - where maybe just maybe they pull the curtain back on Arts motives what made him tick or maybe even just expand on the characters they’ve been building on and give them the story art doesn’t have
Great video mate! One thing that I dont see brought up too much is Arts demeaner change when he pulls out a gun. In the first film he has a very serious and disgusted look on his face when he shoots Tara. Same at the bar scene on Terrifier 3. Theres something there for sure 😉
Him pretending to kill himself is actually genius if you think about he can live through the most wicked stuff so faking his death would get him out of jail time and he could continue his killing spree so the dudes got brains!
@@PAINhvn idk if it's true but imo I think he was human the whole first terrifier... And when he shot himself I don't believe he knew he was gonna come back.. I think he was so evil that a demon literally caught a ride with him while he was doing all this sick shit... And when he killed himself the demon brought him back to continue the killings and to find a vessel
I think the second and third ones are setting up pretty good stories. The first one I definitely agree though. There's not story for that besides the girl with the torn up face.
Psychopaths have a big ego, but it is not fragile since they lack emotions. They dont care if somebody mocks them. Narcissist and sociopaths have a fragile ego.
I'm so glad I had a great father cuz when I was a kid I was very talkative but just like art apathetic I don't care about anyone but I dint have a big ego and still doesn't
Honestly, Art would make me take my chances with Jigsaw. At least with Jigsaw, you're hurting yourself and you have some time to process what's going on. With Art, he goes straight for the kill and he has no mercy whatsoever.
Art is definitely a favourite slasher villain for me, I love how expressive he is while being mute. I haven't seen the short films yet due to my Situation and lack of access to stuff... But I saw Terrifier 1, 2, and 3 {Not the short film also called Terrifier} not yet sadly, I haven't seen much stuff, but I love the unique qualities of Art 19:15 I heard someone say Art was like a Slasher version of Mr. Bean, which is funny and I can kinda see it
Art proving to the horror council hes the new fav is all. And doing a damn good job id say😂. What makes him special is no actual reasoning for killing. We could go down the list of all the legends. All have a motive and a backstory to match up. Tho his death toll not high ,hes also not a copycat like Victor Crowly ( low budget jason) was but takes his place as that Clown sorry Penny ….. Give this man his Axe 🤣🫡
@@CanItAlready playing patty cake in the laundry mat, his delight seeing Santa and his reaction to the shot at the bar, playing with all the sunglasses at the Halloween store, stuff like that.
@@madmonty4761 I don’t really think he’s disabled, I’m just playing along with the video maker’s guesses. I’m as curious as everyone else and looking for clues, but also confident that we’ll get what we need in T4 if we’re just patient.
@@CallmeSins the 2nd and 3rd are REALLY close for me. I think the 2nd one is better because Art absolutely kills it with his screen time, but the 3rd one feels like the best from a movie standpoint. It's VERY well made.
There’s actually not much science to Art. The directors of the film wanted to create a horror clown as creepy as possible, so they did. It’s very unlikely that he suffers from a trauma that prevents him from speaking.
Art the clown is the most iconic and best horror personality and clown like ever. Maybe mention that the actors playing art were different between 9th Circle , all hallows eve & the movies Terrifier, Terrifier2, , Terrifier 3. Mike Gianelli was the first Art, and David Howard Thornton is now Art-in Terrifier/T2/T3. Very different people and portrayals of art the clown.
lol I’d messaged him and befriended DHT when I watched Terrifier when it premiered on Netflix, and am friends with much of the cast and crew. I told David that his portrayal of art the clown would become a new horror movie icon years ago, and well….here we are. He’s an icon, and one of the best people!!! The cast and crew of Terrifier are amazingly friendly and awesome. There are so many details being left out lol
I'm late but you missed the short terrifier film that happened before the first Terrifier film, which while not canon anymore it does work as a little prequel before the film as the two films actually work together fluently
The only thing I find unrealistic in terrifier movies is the crimes of Art have no reaction. Only three horrible kills of Art would make police, politicians, press react.
The first movie I found kinda funny.. It was the clown thing mime I couldnt take really that serious in that role.. But the second movie became really interesting and kinda scary.. Has gotten a better ongoing psychology story line.. So the second movie has gotten much better in the story telling. Also the acting in both movies are unprecedented. Its a pretty good movie series on my opinion.
Scariest thing about terrifier franchise is that people actually like these films,in my view they r cringey and awful.the gore especially the blood looks so funny and unrealistic too
I promise that if he wasn't already the release of the newst movie carved his name in with Freddy, Jason and the others with out a doubt! I wasn't alive to see the og horror villans come alive I'm a 90s baby but I got to see art climb to the top ! And this is coming from a casual terrifier fan I'm not even super invested into this franchise as others but Halloween just passed I saw more art's running around than ever before! That's when I knew 😅 hopefully they don't burn the series out and squeeze every fucking drop outta of it and burn it our like everything els gets! ❤
I see Art as a Demon who is trying to minic human behavior. So his exaggerated movents and expressions is the demon trying to human. But, the blood lust is what hes truly after. A demon of torture and blood
All Hallows Eve isn't cannon. In interviews the director says that he was human in the first Terrifyer, but became supernatural after the little demon girl resurrects him in the 2nd.
Art is as goofy as silent Freddy who loves the chase and as bruta which makes his INVISIBLE as Michael and Jason who is immortal which when he kills his victims he's draw out their deaths he cannot die without Sienna is an up an coming scream queen and has the same power he has to regenerate with the sword just like the Alice Nancy Tommy Jarvis Laurie Strode and Arin from You're next will destroy the evil with strategy!!!
just a note art being human in the first movie because he was putting make up is not exactly the case because we find out that this make up scene take place in the second movie actually after he became a demon
With a better script writer/storyteller at the helm, this franchise could be the scariest thing ever. Unfortunately, no one cares to craft a decent story. These movies just coast off of very creepy costume design and one good physical actor. I much prefer the Hell House franchise. It isn’t perfect and got a bit redundant with parts 2 and 3 but at least there is a back story. Part 4 really got it back on track.
This is Damian's world. Hes killing it. Hollywood is going to destroy this if he ever sells the rights. Also it seems the writing gets better as he makes more movies. Im hoping terrifier 4 is the last movie for a while tho. I dont want him running this franchise into the dirt
Also,Art has been confirmed to be a demon even in terrifier 1,despite having the body of a human you can clearly tell his face isn't of one,the nose,exaggerated mouth,as well as his immortality and reincarnating,etc all confirming this.
No, art was not always a demon, hence why he was able to shoot himself in the head and die in the first movie. If that wasn’t proof enough, Damien Leone confirmed it also. If you’ve seen Terrifier 3 already, it explains how art was reincarnated.
@@Dhampire1976 yeah this is false, in the first he’s wearing prosthetics and make up he’s just a psychotic human serial killer. Once he shoots him self he dies and the devil revived him as a champion of evil, so his face probably is stuck like that now. Sienna in the second one is revived as the champion of good when art throws her in the pit so it’s a good vs evil story. Once you watch the third it kind of explains it but doesn’t get too deep in it.
@@NocturnalCritic I don't think so. He gains great enjoyment from inflicting pain and torment. in other words he able to understand how his actions are effecting others, a psychopath doesn't benefit from either of those things because they aren't capable of intuiting those emotions. I think you may just be thinking of psychopathy as generic evil when that's not the case, plenty of psychopaths don't even commit crimes.
@@SirNightKnight Well first it has to be understood that empathy means you can empathize with another, meaning share their feelings. I think you might be confusing "lack of empathy", with "lack of emotion". Art indeed can display emotions, but he doesn't feel bad about what he's doing because he's basically the embodiment of evil, (this is what he is) which the creator Damien Leone has mentioned. He's not just a psychopath, the correct term would be "Psychopathic Killer", which is someone with psychopathic traits that lead to homicide, hence why Art behaves the way he does.
@@NocturnalCritic Empathy does not make you a good person. Empathy is a social adaptation. It is simply the ability to intuit others emotions. You can be incredibly empathetic and also evil/sadistic. In fact there is a theoretical off-shot of ASPD know as the dark empath. A highly empathetic person can be very dangerous if they are also sadistic because they know how to cause the most pain. To be clear I am not suggesting that Art is highly empathetic he most likely has very little. However, a psychopath cannot experience empathy full stop. A psychopathic killer is more like Michael Myers or Patrick Bateman. Someone driven to kill those in their way but does not gain specific pleasure in inflicting pain and torment. Art does gain pleasure and enjoyment in killing, so a psychopath is unlikely. He would definitely fall into ASPD, and does exhibit many sociopathic traits but I don't think psychopath in an accurate description. The term Psychopathic killer seems to be more used as a cool sounding title, instead of something that is accurate to Art's mental state.
@@SirNightKnightdepends on how you define "crimes". I believe that all psychopaths commit crimes in that they will simply do anything and everything that they can get away with. They lack morality and a conscience in addition to empathy. The thing is to not get caught or have to face any consequences or be accountable for their behavior. Therefore, most of them intentionally fly under the radar of the law and commit crimes (or equally immoral behaviors whether technically illegal or not) that they can get away with, such as abusing family members.
@@NocturnalCritic yeah I know, but I was just saying either way he has to murder them. He doesn't shy away from killing. That there is a reason behind his scarying the people.
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Art's silence is one of the things that makes him so incredibly creepy.
@@fredzzkid In my opinion it makes him more funny than scary.
Funny for the viewer and disturbing for the victims
@@rrockomoj I said creepy, which to me is not exactly the same as scary, Art appearing even silly at times - given the circumstances - is less funny than unsettling (imo). When he starts attacking you, THAT'S scary lol. But he enjoys the pursuit of his victims, being able to affect/control their emotional state and generally prolong the anxiety, changing his behavior a little at a time until anxiety becomes uncertainty then fear.
So I do see what you're saying, and agree - I just see it as only part of his "schtick."
@@fredzzkid I personally find him funny all the time, even when there is gore. The part where Art pours salt and bleach on Allie in the bedroom scene is just so funny to me 💀💀
@@rrockomoj It's all good, we all like him - doesn't have to be for the same reasons!
The creepiest thing about him is the way the actor portrays him. He was scary before but they struck gold with the new guy
@@bo2720 David Howard Thornton
@@bo2720 he’s like a clown and a mime at the same time
New guy ? David Howard has always been ART
@@Arkskii-gf03 Except he hasn't.
@@Arkskii-gf03 except he hasnt.
Art's silence contrasted with his expressive face and body language is part of what makes him so unsettling. David Howard Thorton is a horror genius.
I really hope the next holiday one is Easter 😂 idk why but him in a bunny mascot just sounds hilarious to me
4th of July
Him wearing an Uncle Sam costume would be hilarious.
Imagine someone cooking on a black stone grill.
Art slams persons face on grill and bbqs them
@@TheMidnightSnack12AM yessss. An Art for every holiday
😂😂😂
@@Wwillow1992 I'm hoping for Valentine's Day
im the leprechaun...
The acting is absolutely masterful. Charlie Chaplin that murders people. Brilliant
@@joncerda351 nice comparison/observation. The simplicity of the two characters and comparison between them would make for an interesting psychological study.
The difference between a mime and a silent clown is that the mime uses only his body to imitate, copy or represent something; the silent clown doesn't rely that much on the physical aspect, instead uses props. That's why my friend Arthur is just a clown.
@@hungryghost96 I guess you’ve never seen those skits of mimes with umbrellas lol
@@NocturnalCritic Mimes can still use stuff but the physicality is just on another level
@NocturnalCritic it was confirmed by the actor of Art himself that Art is nothing more than a silent clown, with almost word for word reason as the original commenter said lol
@@Thicccbankai But you do know that one of the inspirations for Art not speaking came from David’s (Art) previous experience of performing as a mime lol which he also said himself smh
@NocturnalCritic but directly answering the question "is art a mime or a clown?" By saying Art is a silent clown and giving an explanation of what a silent clown is, I'm not gonna fight it lol. Actor says he's a silent clown, than he's a silent clown and there's deadass no argument to that lmao
I love how Art doesn’t speak and his origins are never explained. He is a complete mystery and that what makes him so terrifying. A lot of movies over explain and try to rationalize every action.
@@topkek8045 I agree, although these videos are just for fun, I don’t care to know the truth behind Art’s silence at all.
@@topkek8045 I'm hoping we get that in 4
David Howard Thornton really wants to be Joker in James Gunn’s new DCU. And at first, I’m like OK, because he portrays Art in Terrifier. But if you watch his portrayal on RUclips. Where he does a skit. He sounds just like Mark Hamill AND has the look and appeal that we need from a classic Joker. He’s scary, but he’s also flamboyant and looks like he’s wearing Nicholson‘s suit. Give it a watch. I completely am up for him taking on that role.
@@Wooshey_Wooj I’m definitely gonna check out the skit, but I haven’t even seen it yet and I think this is a cool idea.
@@Wooshey_Wooj thank you for this recommendation 🙏 I truly hope someday he plays the joker ☺️
In 3, its apparently revealed that the pale girl is a demon bonded to art that chose him because he was already such a sadistic serial killer. Thats why now he has supernatural aspects
I agree 100 percent . I also think that Sienna has been chosen by the angels and God to defeat him. Vicky stated no wonder they choose her. I believe there is more than Sienna vs an evil clown. I believe this is a actual battle between demons and angels the devil and God. There is more at stake .
when I first saw Art in the first one...his lack of reaction to his kills was what scared me the most.
the one where he is sawing the girl upside-down.
he's there, but he's not responding to what he is doing. the absence of connection is what scared me.
My current theory is also that Art expresses himself through his kills--he literally views them as art and as something sacred and possibly even romantic, as he showed interest in Tara and had her sit front-and-center for Dawn's kill. This is why he has such a spiritual attraction to the faceless woman (can't remember her name but I think it's Victoria) because she was the only one of his victims that survived that appreciates his "art."
there is usually a reason, if someone becomes a murderer (trauma, revenge, bad childhood)... in this case, however, we can see a aberrated SADIST, who kills for just pleasure... no other motivation, that makes it terrifying
I think Art was scariest in All Hallows Eve, in the final short that poor girl couldn't escape him, he just teleported everywhere. When he finally got her, he didn't even kill her, he gave her one of the worst fates in all of horror. It's not confirmed, but judging by the fact that he left her naked and the words he carved into her, it seems to be he also sexually assulted her, either before or after the mutilation.
The imaginen the Terror the babysitter felt after watching that, then seeing Art come through the TV.
The director of Terrifyer has stated that Art will never be depicted sexually assaulting someone through the franchise as it gets more intense.
Anything he does is meant to inflict pain, and terror with no sexual pleasure being derived from any parties including himself.
4:48 He literally let out a breath in laughter after the most brutal kill in Terrifier 2, when the mom walks in and she screams.
@@ricosuave8688 Yes, Art always has silent laughter.
Art is the Charlie Chaplin of horror 🔪🩸
I still think he's some kind of chaos demon. Just sent to earth to cause as much pain and mayhem as possible.
Great video! I’m seeing Terrifier 3 tomorrow. I’m excited!
@@MiZoo-b8p It’s definitely a lot of fun, I just saw it tonight
So how was it? I can't wait.
@@dirkz.duggitz1567 I loved it! Lots of new lore, ridiculous kills, and as over the top as you’d expect.
@@dirkz.duggitz1567 I loved it too! They definitely amped up the kills and gore. I also really liked the humor in this one. It made me laugh a lot. Especially seeing it with a big crowd added to the enjoyment. My only complaint was that I feel like towards the end the plot got rushed and some things got overlooked. But hopefully the next one will take care of some of those things. But overall, it was pretty great! Hope you have a great time watching it!
I didn't think I'd come out of this video learning that I too have select mutism from childhood trauma but here I am 🎉
All hollows eve scared me good! Once he was stuck in the tv and walked up to your screen at the end 📺 scared me!
@@Flee-the-matrix same, I watched it when I was a kid and it used to scare the shit out of me haha😅
Same, I watched it when I was a kid and it used to scare me so bad😅
@@bunnii777 lol yeah looked behind me and around me! Is he here? Did I summon him! 🤣 😂🤣🥹
This is cool, i never thought that deeply into art but now i want to
@@BonesyTheBoneLady Thank you, I like having fun with topics like these!! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
I've been a horror fan since the 80's, I'm 55, my favorite horror icons are Michael Myers, Leatherface, Freddy Krueger, Candyman, Pumpkin Head, the Universal Monsters and more. Many of the newer horror movie villains do not have lasting potential. Art is far and away the best new horror icon in decades.
“Is he human” shows the guy singing “I’m only human after all” 🤣🤣🤣🤦🏻♂️
I think Art was mad Allie didn’t give him any candy.
She was a monster that had to be stopped.
The girl is not a hallucination. She is the reason he was resurrected in the second movie. You can’t hallucinate being physically brought back to life. You said yourself she’s supernatural that’s not psychosis
The whole video: scary killer stuff
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One thing Im confused about Art is the fact he keeps coming back. Is he a demon? Is he Sianas father?
@@JurassicGojiFan1993 given what was said in Terrifier 3, it seems like Art is a sort of warlock type? He seems to be sponsored by a demon, one that gives him immortality and thr ability to make victims survive his torment until he chooses to end them. The creepy girl from 2 seems to be the demon that sponsors him, and is thus the source of his immortality until it and he is killed properly
@@narutony1916 Yeah, makes sense I guess
Hes a demon. He took his head off in 3 and put other heads on. A human cant do that. Not even a warlock lol
@@josephringling769 Yeah
@@josephringling769he was human in the first film until he died, now he’s supernaturally assisted by a demon so he can do anything
I see Art as a hardcore mix of the Joker & Hannibal Lecter. If Leone plays his cards right he could (should) make this character just as interesting.
Incredible breakdown of Art's character. Great work.
Potential? He's already a huge horror icon
(SPOILER)
After watching Terrifier 3 and finding out what Leones original plan was for Art and seeing the ending where Art is on the bus and sits across a woman who is reading a book which I presume to be about hell it became one of my favorite non-Gorey scenes in the movie and appreciate it
@@DazeArctic the book is a reference to the first movie "The 9th Circle"
Art does not act like a mime, he acts like what he is, a silent clown. Mimes don't use props, they "mime" evetything out, silent clowns do use props so when he does stuff he actually does stuff. So being a silent clown he uses props which is his weapons and he kills people with them, if he was a mime instead he wouldn't use weapons, instead he'd mime that he had them and he also wouldn't and couldn't kill anyone only mime the kills out, and for some reason he would actually kill as a mime that would automatically make him no longer a mime.
Art is clearly more than just a slasher/killer. In 3 he is apparently stated as being demonic. Unless you’re claiming he was just a human until those crazy flashes happened when he was in the morgue, and THAT’s when he became demonic.
after decades of studios trying to make the next horror mascot, here comes an indie director and within 3 movies (only countring mainline movies) and makes the next horror icon
David, the actor playing Art THE CLOWN (it's literally in his descriptive name 😂) has said many times that Art is not a mime. David had no training as a mime but he worked as a stage actor for many years before he did any movies, Terrifier 1 was his first movie role. Him having training as a mime was an inaccuracy that was perpetuated by news websites and social media. He did children's theatre and acted in the play: How The Grinch Stole Christmas where he learned physical comedy during that time. Also there is no psychological reason behind Art's killings. David has said, Art kills solely for his own entertainment simply because he thinks it's funny. After being resurrected by Satan he goes after the Shaw family (guided by the little pale girl who is a physical manifestation of Satan in the form of a twisted version of one of Art's victims) because Sienna is the only one who can stop Art from having fun/killing more people. Lastly, everything before Terrifier 1 is not cannon to the Terrifier franchise if or until Damien Leone decides it is.
I saw a video where David Howard Thornton said he sometimes gets his Art the clown kill scenes from his imagination. When he gets mad at someone, he imagins what he could do to someone in that instance
Great video! Never thought I’d be interested in the psychology of Art the Clown (I just think he’s cool and scary) but this was very well thought out
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Thank you!! 😊
Diddy is by far worse than Art, imo.
There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING, that explains Art. He is violence and chaos incarnate. Art might just be the most sadistic slasher villain of all time.
I liked the first film i loved the second one and with reviews I've seen the third one sounds awesome also i like that the brother and sister characters from thd 2nd film are in this one ....I think Art's here for the long haul but just Hope any future movies don't dig to deep and try and explain his origins ..a little of that is OK but I think once they go down that route it takes a lot of the mystique away just look what the Halloween did with Myers ..sometimes it's better not knowing
Went to the 3rd one in theaters.
If you like the 2nd one you'll probably really like it!
Me and my partner loved it :)
Also, what i think is that we dont know his morals fully neaning he can do WHATEVER he wants. Many of the reasons that i find slasher movies boring are not killing everyone
Art would not stand a chance against BATMAN. I want to see that!!!!
@@paulharris2682 😂😂😂
@@1994munoz16 It's facts. Not the first
clown 🤡 he dealt with 😂😂😂
I think what would take this series into the real ranks of a house hold name slasher Halloween classic is a bold story line - where maybe just maybe they pull the curtain back on Arts motives what made him tick or maybe even just expand on the characters they’ve been building on and give them the story art doesn’t have
As a 40k fan he puts out so much harlequin energy it's astounding.
Great video mate!
One thing that I dont see brought up too much is Arts demeaner change when he pulls out a gun.
In the first film he has a very serious and disgusted look on his face when he shoots Tara. Same at the bar scene on Terrifier 3.
Theres something there for sure 😉
5:47, Idk why I wasn't expecting that but I stopped sipping my drink for a moment lmao.
We need an origin story for Terrifier 4 I feel like he can’t hit that stardom and put him in the same rank as Michael and Freddy without that.
Him pretending to kill himself is actually genius if you think about he can live through the most wicked stuff so faking his death would get him out of jail time and he could continue his killing spree so the dudes got brains!
@@PAINhvn idk if it's true but imo I think he was human the whole first terrifier... And when he shot himself I don't believe he knew he was gonna come back..
I think he was so evil that a demon literally caught a ride with him while he was doing all this sick shit... And when he killed himself the demon brought him back to continue the killings and to find a vessel
Exactly. He was never mortal in terrifier 1. He's been super natural the entire time
@@colewilliams9432 that would make sense if all hallows eve was canon
Great Terrifier video on Art The Clown
Thanks for watching!
Art is very intricate not like the plots.. it is just torture p@rn with a great character but the movies lacks into something to explain.
I think the second and third ones are setting up pretty good stories.
The first one I definitely agree though.
There's not story for that besides the girl with the torn up face.
Psychopaths have a big ego, but it is not fragile since they lack emotions. They dont care if somebody mocks them. Narcissist and sociopaths have a fragile ego.
I'm so glad I had a great father cuz when I was a kid I was very talkative but just like art apathetic I don't care about anyone but I dint have a big ego and still doesn't
@@kihmnigel2446 so you’re autistic?
Honestly, Art would make me take my chances with Jigsaw. At least with Jigsaw, you're hurting yourself and you have some time to process what's going on. With Art, he goes straight for the kill and he has no mercy whatsoever.
Hes like koko the clown but a real life version with an extreme sadistic nature
Bro looks so goofy at 9:12
Art is definitely a favourite slasher villain for me, I love how expressive he is while being mute. I haven't seen the short films yet due to my Situation and lack of access to stuff... But I saw Terrifier 1, 2, and 3 {Not the short film also called Terrifier} not yet sadly, I haven't seen much stuff, but I love the unique qualities of Art
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I heard someone say Art was like a Slasher version of Mr. Bean, which is funny and I can kinda see it
Art proving to the horror council hes the new fav is all. And doing a damn good job id say😂. What makes him special is no actual reasoning for killing. We could go down the list of all the legends. All have a motive and a backstory to match up. Tho his death toll not high ,hes also not a copycat like Victor Crowly ( low budget jason) was but takes his place as that Clown sorry Penny ….. Give this man his Axe 🤣🫡
Evolve into?! He already IS a horror icon.
Does Art only go after Brunettes as his fixation?
His childlike behavior might suggest brain damage.
What childlike behavior?
@@CanItAlready playing patty cake in the laundry mat, his delight seeing Santa and his reaction to the shot at the bar, playing with all the sunglasses at the Halloween store, stuff like that.
Very odd theory I just think he enjoys doing the stuff he does
@@madmonty4761 I don’t really think he’s disabled, I’m just playing along with the video maker’s guesses. I’m as curious as everyone else and looking for clues, but also confident that we’ll get what we need in T4 if we’re just patient.
@@madmonty4761right ? Guys just guessing he’s got brain damage lmao just spew bullish from the mouth
I think his character is very interesting, and masterfully acted, but damn do I absolutely not like any of the movies lol
I seen the 3rd one.. first Art movie.. thinking about watching the last 2 now
If you could handle the 3rd one, definitely see the first 2.
There's a lot of story stuff that make more sense if you've seen the others.
@andersbell2046 I seen the 1st 2nd last one. Which one is your favorite?
@@CallmeSins the 2nd and 3rd are REALLY close for me.
I think the 2nd one is better because Art absolutely kills it with his screen time, but the 3rd one feels like the best from a movie standpoint. It's VERY well made.
@andersbell2046 I'm glad you messaged. I'm grinding zombies in BO6 and I need something in the background (2monitors 1 room)
I wish there was more of The little Pale Girl 😕
There’s actually not much science to Art. The directors of the film wanted to create a horror clown as creepy as possible, so they did. It’s very unlikely that he suffers from a trauma that prevents him from speaking.
Art the clown is the most iconic and best horror personality and clown like ever. Maybe mention that the actors playing art were different between 9th Circle , all hallows eve & the movies Terrifier, Terrifier2, , Terrifier 3. Mike Gianelli was the first Art, and David Howard Thornton is now Art-in Terrifier/T2/T3. Very different people and portrayals of art the clown.
lol
I’d messaged him and befriended DHT when I watched Terrifier when it premiered on Netflix, and am friends with much of the cast and crew. I told David that his portrayal of art the clown would become a new horror movie icon years ago, and well….here we are. He’s an icon, and one of the best people!!! The cast and crew of Terrifier are amazingly friendly and awesome. There are so many details being left out lol
The little girl is actually an evil spirit/demon.
I really thought art was going to end up being their dad
I'm late but you missed the short terrifier film that happened before the first Terrifier film, which while not canon anymore it does work as a little prequel before the film as the two films actually work together fluently
We didn’t miss it, we mentioned how Art has previously displayed the ability to teleport, which was from the original Terrifier short.
I don’t care what anyone says Terrifier the best horror/comedy movie ever
The only thing I find unrealistic in terrifier movies is the crimes of Art have no reaction. Only three horrible kills of Art would make police, politicians, press react.
The first movie I found kinda funny.. It was the clown thing mime I couldnt take really that serious in that role..
But the second movie became really interesting and kinda scary.. Has gotten a better ongoing psychology story line.. So the second movie has gotten much better in the story telling.
Also the acting in both movies are unprecedented.
Its a pretty good movie series on my opinion.
After watching part 3 its clear Arts definitely not human. Hes 100% demon.
Art commits violence because he thinks it's funny. DHT and Damien talked about this.
I find myself wondering if Art isn't actually his name, but instead, a label for his actions- a form of "art".
Me too scared to watch the movies watching RUclips about the movies instead
I loved the original, but Tubi does not offer the sequels.
Amazon has the second one for free, and I saw the 3rd one in theaters here.
It’s never been stated that art is a human in Terrifier 1…
He shot himself in the head and died.
What does the creator director say???
Scariest thing about terrifier franchise is that people actually like these films,in my view they r cringey and awful.the gore especially the blood looks so funny and unrealistic too
I promise that if he wasn't already the release of the newst movie carved his name in with Freddy, Jason and the others with out a doubt! I wasn't alive to see the og horror villans come alive I'm a 90s baby but I got to see art climb to the top ! And this is coming from a casual terrifier fan I'm not even super invested into this franchise as others but Halloween just passed I saw more art's running around than ever before! That's when I knew 😅 hopefully they don't burn the series out and squeeze every fucking drop outta of it and burn it our like everything els gets! ❤
Watch terrifier 3 today at 100
I see Art as a Demon who is trying to minic human behavior. So his exaggerated movents and expressions is the demon trying to human. But, the blood lust is what hes truly after. A demon of torture and blood
One of the killers we’ve seen since Myers and imo I think Art is the better killer.
@@-.-_._. I agree
@@NocturnalCritic I really have to praise David Howard Thornton for playing Art so perfectly.
psychosis personified..... there's your supernatural being
All Hallows make it clear he has never been human.
All Hallows Eve isn't cannon.
In interviews the director says that he was human in the first Terrifyer, but became supernatural after the little demon girl resurrects him in the 2nd.
Art is as goofy as silent Freddy who loves the chase and as bruta which makes his INVISIBLE as Michael and Jason who is immortal which when he kills his victims he's draw out their deaths he cannot die without Sienna is an up an coming scream queen and has the same power he has to regenerate with the sword just like the Alice Nancy Tommy Jarvis Laurie Strode and Arin from You're next will destroy the evil with strategy!!!
is art a nephilim
Arg ain't a giant
thks
i wish for a terrifier mod for the manhunt games
why am i starting to feel bad for him
thing is people watch it in real life on the news, worse than the terrifier movie
just a note art being human in the first movie because he was putting make up is not exactly the case because we find out that this make up scene take place in the second movie actually after he became a demon
With a better script writer/storyteller at the helm, this franchise could be the scariest thing ever. Unfortunately, no one cares to craft a decent story. These movies just coast off of very creepy costume design and one good physical actor.
I much prefer the Hell House franchise. It isn’t perfect and got a bit redundant with parts 2 and 3 but at least there is a back story. Part 4 really got it back on track.
Nah I liked the story in terrifier 2
This is Damian's world. Hes killing it. Hollywood is going to destroy this if he ever sells the rights. Also it seems the writing gets better as he makes more movies. Im hoping terrifier 4 is the last movie for a while tho. I dont want him running this franchise into the dirt
Also,Art has been confirmed to be a demon even in terrifier 1,despite having the body of a human you can clearly tell his face isn't of one,the nose,exaggerated mouth,as well as his immortality and reincarnating,etc all confirming this.
No, art was not always a demon, hence why he was able to shoot himself in the head and die in the first movie. If that wasn’t proof enough, Damien Leone confirmed it also.
If you’ve seen Terrifier 3 already, it explains how art was reincarnated.
@@Dhampire1976 yeah this is false, in the first he’s wearing prosthetics and make up he’s just a psychotic human serial killer. Once he shoots him self he dies and the devil revived him as a champion of evil, so his face probably is stuck like that now. Sienna in the second one is revived as the champion of good when art throws her in the pit so it’s a good vs evil story. Once you watch the third it kind of explains it but doesn’t get too deep in it.
I don't think psychopathy is likely. He doesn't lack empathy he is just sadistic in his enjoyment of causing others pain
Art definitely lacks empathy lol
@@NocturnalCritic I don't think so. He gains great enjoyment from inflicting pain and torment. in other words he able to understand how his actions are effecting others, a psychopath doesn't benefit from either of those things because they aren't capable of intuiting those emotions. I think you may just be thinking of psychopathy as generic evil when that's not the case, plenty of psychopaths don't even commit crimes.
@@SirNightKnight Well first it has to be understood that empathy means you can empathize with another, meaning share their feelings. I think you might be confusing "lack of empathy", with "lack of emotion". Art indeed can display emotions, but he doesn't feel bad about what he's doing because he's basically the embodiment of evil, (this is what he is) which the creator Damien Leone has mentioned. He's not just a psychopath, the correct term would be "Psychopathic Killer", which is someone with psychopathic traits that lead to homicide, hence why Art behaves the way he does.
@@NocturnalCritic Empathy does not make you a good person. Empathy is a social adaptation. It is simply the ability to intuit others emotions. You can be incredibly empathetic and also evil/sadistic. In fact there is a theoretical off-shot of ASPD know as the dark empath. A highly empathetic person can be very dangerous if they are also sadistic because they know how to cause the most pain.
To be clear I am not suggesting that Art is highly empathetic he most likely has very little. However, a psychopath cannot experience empathy full stop. A psychopathic killer is more like Michael Myers or Patrick Bateman. Someone driven to kill those in their way but does not gain specific pleasure in inflicting pain and torment.
Art does gain pleasure and enjoyment in killing, so a psychopath is unlikely. He would definitely fall into ASPD, and does exhibit many sociopathic traits but I don't think psychopath in an accurate description.
The term Psychopathic killer seems to be more used as a cool sounding title, instead of something that is accurate to Art's mental state.
@@SirNightKnightdepends on how you define "crimes". I believe that all psychopaths commit crimes in that they will simply do anything and everything that they can get away with. They lack morality and a conscience in addition to empathy. The thing is to not get caught or have to face any consequences or be accountable for their behavior. Therefore, most of them intentionally fly under the radar of the law and commit crimes (or equally immoral behaviors whether technically illegal or not) that they can get away with, such as abusing family members.
Art the Klown is a sadistik komedian
Not a Mime. Pierrot.
Who would win in a battle, Art the Clown or Victor Crowley? 😆
Art is a demon
These "movies" (to be gentle) should have never being distributed in EU.
Absolutely mental crap, poison for kids.
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WTF was the Shrek flash about?
Actually Pennywise also has to murder to feed, the reason he enjoys scaring the people is because he says fear makes them taste better.
Yeah, but Pennywise also gains strength from being feared.
@@NocturnalCritic yeah I know, but I was just saying either way he has to murder them. He doesn't shy away from killing. That there is a reason behind his scarying the people.