Art The Clown's Origin Will Be Revealed In TERRIFIER 4 Confirms Director...But There's A Catch

Art The Clown's Origin Will Be Revealed In TERRIFIER 4 Confirms Director...But There's A Catch

After three gore-filled cinematic outings, the next Terrifier slasher film will finally reveal the backstory for the hilariously sinister Art the Clown.

By MarkJulian - Sep 01, 2025 05:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Horror
Source: Fear HQ

According to director/screenwriter Damien Leone, Terrifier 4 will finally reveal some origin details for Art the Clown but don't expect a linear explanation. 

Speaking with Collider, Leone followed up on an earlier, Instagram birthday post, where he confirmed that he'll be explaining Art's backstory in the fourth and final Terrifier film. Howver, he'll be taking a David Lynch-esque approach.

Previously, Leone wrote on Instagram, "I might as well take advantage of this day and give all of the Terrifier fans a little present in return - The script for Terrifier 4 is underway and it is shaping up to be the most epic, horrifying, thrilling, emotional, and satisfying conclusion to the Terrifier saga. I’ve personally never been so excited to see one of my own scripts translate to the screen like this one. P.S. I will finally reveal Art’s origin in this entry."

Now, he tells Collider, that he won't be laying everything out in a neat and tidy fashion. Instead, he's going to take the David Lynch approach by feeding the audience bits and pieces and letting them connect the dots.

Said Leone, "Once I wrote Part 2, I decided to really start telling the story. I wanted to tell it almost in a Lynchian way. I could never be on the same level as David Lynch. He’s one of my heroes. But I love the way he tells stories, and they’re very abstract. He doesn’t give you answers. If he ever tried to articulate, it would trivialize and diminish the beauty of what he’s done as an artist. His voice is his work. He’s not supposed to just tell you what he did."

Leone also remarked, "...I think a lot of people don’t realize the reason he works so well is because of the mystique. If you pull the curtain back too far, and you lose that mystique, it’s over. You’re not supposed to see the wizard behind the curtain. It’s almost always a disappointment."

Lynch was infamous for surreal imagery and fragmented narratives that led the audience to draw its own conclusions.  This was particularly evident in his work on Twin Peaks.

Art the Clown started out as a recurring character in a series of shorts from Leone and the anthology series,  All Hallows' Eve (2013). From there, the character was spun out into his own film series, starting with Terrifier (2016), Terrifier 2 (2022), and Terrifier 3 (2024).

Known for their sadistic gore, the films are made on incredibly modest budgets, with each installment performing better than the last at the box office. For instance, Terrifier 3,  filmed on a $2 million production budget and grossed $90.3 million at the box office.

Terrifier 4 is currently without a release date but is in development and expected to hit theaters sometime in 2026.

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ImNotaBot
ImNotaBot - 9/1/2025, 6:01 PM
Horror made for edgelords. Tried to watch all three movies but couldn’t even bare watch 30min of any of them. Porn level acting, edgelord gore and the “story” drags on for soo long i felt like i was the one getting tortured.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 9/1/2025, 6:34 PM
@ImNotaBot - I hate when porn takes too long to get you to 'that point.'
jst5
jst5 - 9/1/2025, 7:18 PM
@ImNotaBot - It's pure brain rot...
AllsGood
AllsGood - 9/1/2025, 6:05 PM
HORROR MASTERPIECE
SuperiorHeckler
SuperiorHeckler - 9/1/2025, 7:06 PM
@AllsGood - Apparently you are too young to remember or appreciate what TRUE masterpieces of horror have come-and-gone since just the 1970s and early 80s alone: THE EXORCIST... DAWN OF THE DEAD... HALLOWEEN... INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS... ALIEN... THE THING... THE EVIL DEAD... (More recently) SE7EN... THE WITCH... 🤨
FrankenDad
FrankenDad - 9/1/2025, 6:12 PM
This generation’s schlock. Prior had Human Centipede. Mine was Toxie.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 9/1/2025, 6:51 PM
@FrankenDad - On that note, the Toxix Avenger remake was quite good to be fair.

Human Centipede is shit though.
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 9/1/2025, 7:04 PM
@Urubrodi - literally
Santanaonfire
Santanaonfire - 9/1/2025, 7:09 PM
@Urubrodi - I’m leaving to see Toxie in 30 minutes! Can’t wait! The scene in the original when they back over the kid’s head still haunts me. I saw that movie when I was like 10!
TK420
TK420 - 9/1/2025, 6:28 PM
The Terrifying thing is that there were three other ones before this...
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 9/1/2025, 6:35 PM
Yeah. Lots of the same before. Will be lots of the same after.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 9/1/2025, 6:43 PM
These are fun films. Art is cool but the film surrounding him lack quality but I guess that's kinda the point. It's schlock and they know it💁
epc1122
epc1122 - 9/1/2025, 6:45 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - I’ve never seen any of the terrifier movies but I am curious why art turns into a killer.
epc1122
epc1122 - 9/1/2025, 6:44 PM
I’m always, always surprised that there were two direct sequels to terrifier and man of steel spun into Batman v Superman and Justice league with no direct sequel to man of steel.
maxx
maxx - 9/1/2025, 6:51 PM
Ha, Lynch is infamous for not discussing his work or his process in any way, shape, or form. Most certainly not like this guy is doing.

He also had an amazing weather channel on YT ;)
SuperiorHeckler
SuperiorHeckler - 9/1/2025, 6:52 PM
"... Art's backstory in the fourth and final Terrifier film." -Mark Julian

Yeah. Sure. The key-word being "final".
It will be the last one alright. Up until when the streaming prequel-series is announced. 🙄
SheepishOne
SheepishOne - 9/1/2025, 7:13 PM
I like these for mindless entertainment. I get that they’re not everyone’s cup of tea, but I’ve always had a soft spot for schlocky horror. Send Art into space!
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 9/1/2025, 7:17 PM
The movies are abysmal but there is potential for a story there. If only he hired an adequate writer and had a solid linear storyline to follow it could have worked. But he opted for over the top gore and terrible acting and writing. It could have been simple. "Heaven and Hell use the Earth as an arena for their strongest combatants to inhabit the bodies of mortal human beings and the champion who kills the other wins." So Art could have been a generic circus performer who was possessed and inhabited by a demon from Hell and Sienna could have been Heaven's chosen warrior for the battle(s).
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 9/1/2025, 7:25 PM
@SonOfAGif - you really need a girlfriend.

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