WARNING: Major spoilers for Terrifier 3 ahead!

Damien Leone’sTerrifierfranchise has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years thanks to itsiconic central villain, Art the Clown.

The franchise is even set to expand to a new medium, with aTerrifiervideo game reportedly on the way.

Lauren LaVera as Sienna crying while looking at something in Terrifier 3

As it stands, the public can’t seem to get enough of Art the Clown.

However, Art’s history extends more than a decade before 2016’sTerrifierfirst shocked audiences.

As Leone explained toDread Central:

I tell people it was my kitchen sink film …

Ahsoka Tano from Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the center, with Jacen Solo wielding a green lightsaber on the left and Grogu on the right.

It’s important as the first appearance of Art, but it’s not the Art that audiences love.

The videotape features three distinct short movies that all feature Art the Clown in some capacity.

Terrifiertakes the character that Damien Leone first fleshed out in the 2011 short film and perfects him.

Michael B Jordan as Smoke carving a stake in Sinners.

More importantly,Terrifier 2introduced Lauren LaVera’s Sienna Shaw.

Terrifier 2tops the list becauseit’s the most complete movie that Art has ever been in.

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Currently, thenext plannedTerrifiermovie isTerrifier 4.

I definitely want to make at least one more.

There may be two to tell this story and tackle all the ideas that I have in my head.

Mike Giannelli as Art the Clown smiling at the camera in The 9th Circle short film

Created by Damien Leone, Terrifier is a horror multimedia franchise that centers around the sadistic Art the Clown, a serial killer who appears on Halloween night to stalk partygoers. The series is known for being one of the most shocking in the slasher genre, with over-the-top kills and a darkly comedic tone. Art the Clown’s first appearance was in a horror anthology film, All Hallows' Eve.

Art the Clown’s first appearance was in a horror anthology film, All Hallows' Eve.

Art the Clown in Terrifier (2011)

Woman sits on Art the Clown in Terrifier (2016).

Art the Clown dead in Terrifier

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Created by Damien Leone, Terrifier is a horror multimedia franchise that centers around the sadistic Art the Clown, a serial killer who appears on Halloween night to stalk partygoers. The series is known for being one of the most shocking in the slasher genre, with over-the-top kills and a darkly comedic tone. Art the Clown’s first appearance was in a horror anthology film, All Hallows' Eve.

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