Terrifiers Art The Clown Is Scarier Than IT’s Pennywise

Terrifier’s Art The Clown Is Scarier Than IT’s Pennywise

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Art the Clown, from the Terrifier franchise, has fast become an icon amongst horror fans, and is far more brutal than IT’s Pennywise.

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Terrifiers Art The Clown Is Scarier Than IT’s Pennywise

While Pennywise the Dancing Clown developed audiences’ fear of clowns in IT, the emergence of Art the Clown in Terrifier brought this to a whole new, scarier level.

Pennywise first emerged in Stephen King’s novel, IT, in 1986. While the clown isn’t IT’s only form, it is one that is utilized more often than others, as IT’s primary target is children. Art the Clown is much different, more of a Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers character than an ancient, Cosmic entity. Art first appeared in Damien Leone’s short film, The 9th Circle, in 2008 and then another short, Terrifier in 2011. This continued in the anthology All Hallows’ Eve, when Art the Clown was shown through various found-footage style videos reflecting the blood-soaked antics of a very twisted, homicidal clown. This character was so popular that Leone brought him into a feature film setting with Terrifier, which was released in 2016.

After Terrifier, Art the Clown became a sensation and quickly rose to fame as a modern horror icon. Though he doesn’t have the longevity as other killers, his popularity speaks for itself, and part of the reason for this acclaim is because he’s genuinely horrifying despite the comedic angle of his persona. Pennywise is certainly a notable villain, one of the all-time greats, but Art the Clown has the edge – here’s why.

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Why Art The Clown Is The Scarier Than Pennywise

First and foremost, Art the Clown is a serial killer. Though he does seem to possess some form of supernatural ability, his kills are marked through very brutal – and very human – means. One particular scene in Terrifier, where Art the Clown suspends a woman upside down and proceeds to saw her in half in a very disturbing fashion, has become the subject of memes and saw acclaim for being one of the most inventive – and brutal – sequences in modern horror cinema.

While Pennywise is known for his charm and allure in luring in victims, Art the Clown is mime-like in appearance and personality. The film’s director has said that he aspired to make a character that was the opposite of Pennywise, so he tweaked the villain’s iconic red and white color scheme and took away Art’s voice. Originally played by Mike Giannelli in Leone’s short films, The 9th Circle and Terrifier, David Howard Thornton gained infamy by bringing the villain to the feature-length Terrifier movie, and will reprise the role in Terrifier 2, which is slated for release in 2020. Thornton’s performance is where Art really shines – he’s playful and curious about his victims, and since they’re adults instead of children, he has to apply a different kind of appeal.

Thornton gives another nod to Pennywise for inspiring his performance as Art, since he was partially inspired by Tim Curry in the miniseries and other slashers, along with one of the most iconic clowns of all time: the Joker himself. While certainly holding a comedic tinge that is sometimes attributed to Pennywise and the Joker, Art’s facial expressions and over-the-top antics almost make him likable – at first – and are the real key to his terror. It’s an understated quality that seems to make his victims not quite take him seriously at first, only to find out later that he’s masterminded their demise and can execute it flawlessly. Whereas, with Pennywise in IT, there’s always a sense of looming dread even when he’s cracking jokes, but it doesn’t compare to the huge range that Art possesses. Once all is said and done, nobody’s laughing at the end of Terrifier.

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