About me: Art the Clown is a demonic clown with mime-like qualities who appears on Halloween nights to wreak havoc and torture others. The character appears in many of director Damien Leone's works, originating in the short film The 9th Circle before taking on a more prominent role in feature horror films. He is also the archenemy of Sienna Shaw and Victoria Heyes.
A vile and dangerous killer clown, Art is a demented demon with a penchant for viciously slaughtering nearly anyone he encounters. His preferred method of killing and torture is through gruesome mutilation in which he keeps his victims alive just to see how much torture a person can endure. Art possesses an array of supernatural abilities, which he uses to induce paralyzing fear in his victims.
An extremely dedicated serial killer, Art stops at nothing until he corners his prey. He relentlessly chases, terrorizes, and stalks his victims, ultimately deciding whether to kill them in a slow, sadistic manner or to spare their lives, leaving them to live with the trauma he inflicted. Unlike other silent slashers, Art is highly expressive and emotional, using exaggerated gestures and facial expressions to communicate. True to his clownish appearance, he never speaks or makes any audible noises, even miming screams of pain when injured. This suggests that Art, at least within the Terrifier continuity, was born mute.
While his primary activities are torture and murder, he also has pettier habits, such as vulgar graffiti, or smearing fecal matter all over a cafe's restroom, which also implements graffiti as he wrote his name in feces. His obsession with mutilating bodies also extends to animals, although only notable example was a roadkilled racoon.
Art's theatricality is evident in his killing style, as he often performs his kills in an animated, comedic manner. He silently laughs when his targets are in peril, adding a macabre touch to his sadistic pursuits. Notably, scenes in Terrifier directed by Leone often feature Art smearing feces on restroom walls, a disturbing habit that has puzzled fans.
Despite his viciousness, Art exhibits cowardly tendencies. When Tara has him pinned down, he pretends to surrender, only to draw a pistol and shoot her in the leg to regain the upper hand. When cornered by two police officers, Art opts to shoot himself in the face rather than confront them, unaware of his impending resurrection. Art's panic is evident when Sienna turns his cat o' nine tails against him. His arrogance crumbles when the odds shift to his victims' favor, revealing his tendency to cheat or panic when his victims fight back.
