That not only caused Terrifier 3 to be greenlit, it also brought the original film back to theaters for a limited run this past July. In Terrifier 2 (2022), a sinister entity known as the Little Pale Girl resurrects Art and accompanies him in his pursuit of Sienna Shaw (Lauren LaVera) and her younger brother. Thornton saw a posting on Actors Access for "a tall, skinny comedic actor that had experience in clowning and comedy. Now, while fans wait for Terrifier 3 next year, Mezco Toys has unveiled their newest Art the Clown figure. The character made his feature-film debut in All Hallows' Eve (2013) [6] which incorporates the prior two short films as segments on VHS tapes that the film's protagonist Sarah (Katie Maguire) watches with the children she's babysitting on Halloween night.

His love for writing and film started at a very young age with his earliest memory being watching Blue Clues when he was 3 months old. Art appeared next in Leone's follow-up film, the short film Terrifier (2011), which followed Art's pursuit of a costume designer that witnessed one of his murders at a gas station; he had a more substantial role in this film after people who viewed the "The 9th Circle" expressed interest about him to Leone.She fights against Art until he runs her over with a pickup truck and eats half of her face off, leaving her disfigured. David Howard Thornton later reprised the role of Art the Clown in the 2023 comedy series Bupkis in the episode, "Show Me the Way". Art's second appearance was in the short film "Terrifier" (2011), where he stalks and torments a young woman who witnesses one of his murders at a gas station. In Terrifier, Art inhabits the fictitious Miles County, New York and pursues partygoer Tara Heyes ( Jenna Kanell) and her sister Victoria (Samantha Scaffidi) on Halloween night. Needles will stalk the player and other contestants of the titular Termina festival and murder them in various ways unless dealt with.

Leone describes the difference in casting as, "Mike may as well have been a guy dressed as a clown, whereas David is a clown. Art has archenemies in the form of final girls Sienna Shaw ( Lauren LaVera) and Victoria Heyes ( Samantha Scaffidi). Art got incorporated into Leone's directorial debut, the short film "The 9th Circle" (2008), merely as a background character, as Leone states, "I threw in everything, clowns, witches, demons, monsters, everything up against the wall hoping something would stick.Merely a supporting character in this film, Art abducts Casey and brings her to a satanic cult for a sacrifice to Satan.

That show means the world to him as it unlocked his creative side and made him comfortable in his own skin.It would evolve into All Hallows' Eve (2013) and included a wraparound story of a babysitter that becomes the target of Art after one of the children she's watching receives a VHS tape depicting Art after trick-or-treating. He envisioned Art as a combination of being uncomfortable and comedic to viewers—but with the character becoming "progressively more intimidating and aggressive.

The original blood-soaked slasher from director Damien Leone pushed the boundaries of what could be done in the genre at the time.Film producer Jesse Baget, who saw the short films on YouTube, approached Leone about including them in an anthology film. Paranormal Activity 4, It Follows, and Annabelle where the first batch of films he was brave enough to see in theaters. The new Art the Clown figure from Mezco Toys stands at 15 inches tall, features an all-new head sculpt, and comes with a bloody hacksaw and sound effects.