. . . . "25"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "Art the Clown is a fictional character from the Terrifier franchise and related media. Created by Damien Leone, he first appeared in low budget short films before making his feature film debut in the anthology film All Hallows' Eve (2013), where he was played by Mike Giannelli. He later appeared as the antagonist in Terrifier (2016) and Terrifier 2 (2022), where he is played by David Howard Thornton. Unlike other silent slasher villains, Art is very expressive and emotional, using gestures and facial expressions to communicate."@en . . . . . . "Art the Clown"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "\u2014Thornton on what inspired his portrayal"@en . . "David Howard Thornton"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Classification"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Art the Clown"@en . . . "61364740"^^ . . "Primary location"@en . . . "Miles County"@en . . . . . "1123228670"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "I drew my inspiration for Art from a lot of different sources, the most obvious being Mike Giannelli\u2019s original portrayal of Art in All Hallow\u2019s Eve. He gave me a great foundation to really build my version of the character from. From there, I combined my love of great horror villains\u2014especially Freddy and The Joker\u2014and coupled that with my love of great physical and silent film comedians."@en . . . . . . . . "a grinning monster clown with a black-and-white color scheme."@en . . "The 9th Circle"@en . . . . "Art the Clown"@en . . . "Art in Terrifier 2"@en . . . . . "Art the Clown is a fictional character from the Terrifier franchise and related media. Created by Damien Leone, he first appeared in low budget short films before making his feature film debut in the anthology film All Hallows' Eve (2013), where he was played by Mike Giannelli. He later appeared as the antagonist in Terrifier (2016) and Terrifier 2 (2022), where he is played by David Howard Thornton. Art is a demonic killer clown with mime-like qualities who appears on Halloween nights to wreak havoc. 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. Art's behavior is very much like that of a silent clown, in obvious reference to his appearance, and he is never shown speaking or making any other audible noises. Even when badly injured, he mimes screams of pain instead of actually screaming. He always (silently) laughs when his targets are in peril, and is very theatrical when hunting down and killing them, often performing his kills in an animated, comedic manner. Unlike other silent slasher villains, Art is very expressive and emotional, using gestures and facial expressions to communicate. Following the launch of the Terrifier franchise in 2016, the character has been the subject of extensive merchandising, appearing in licensed apparel lines, comic books, fan art, body art, and action figures. Thornton's performance, which incorporates physical comedy, received critical praise."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2008"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "Mike Giannelli"@en . . . . . "16328"^^ . . . . . . . . . "right"@en .