After recently premiering in cinemas,Terrifier 3cannot escape the headlines.Damien Leone’s gory delight has integrated into the mainstream, ensuring its spot alongside the most iconic horror franchises. As Its villain, Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) has since been hailed a new horror icon of the 21st century.
He has left bodies in his wake in his three feature-length appearances, withthe worstTerrifierdeaths being unforgettable blood baths. Art has taken pleasure from mutilation; from the famous “shower scene” in the new movie to a kill involving a hacksaw, he is one to be avoided. Which is the worstTerrifierscene so far?
15Tara’s Fate is Finally Sealed
‘Terrifier’ (2016)
After watching her friend be murdered, Tara (Jenna Kanell) manages to escape her bindings, runs away from Art, and eventually gains the upper hand. After using a two-by-four as a weapon, she knocks Art down and repeatedly hits him. However, Art pulls out a handgun and proceeds to shoot her to death.
This was shocking; Tara was presented as potentially final girl material, anddirector Damien Leone subverted the audience’s expectations by killing her off in the film’s second act. It effectively demonstrated that no one is safe. The kill was dark, as it reflected Art’s relentless nature. He was toying with Tara, and when he perceived her as a threat, it was no longer enjoyable for him.
14The Mall Scene
‘Terrifier 3’ (2024)
Art the Clown is totally sadisticbut one thing he has surprisingly stayed away from in theTerrifierfilms has been children. That all changes withTerrifier 3. The mall scene is one of the more humorous deaths of the film in terms of Art’s antics and reactions, but the actual kill itself is so bleak and dark that it’s a total shock to the system. In the scene, Art arrives at the local mall and sees that the mall Santa has gone on break.
Naturally, having previously killed a man in a Santa suit and stolen said suit for himself, he decides to pose as the holly jolly guy. Kids start flocking to him, but parents are understandably offput by him, and security ends up kicking him out. However, Art stands nearby and laughs manically to himself as he watches the kids dig into the presents he brought because he left a special surprise in one of the boxes. That surprise is a bomb, and when one of the kids opens it it explodes and kills him and four others.It may not be his most gruesome or gory kill, but the implications of it are horrifying. These innocent kids just wanted presents from Santa!– Samantha Graves
Terrifier 3
13Mike Gets the Boot
Mike (Matt McAllister) is quickly drawn into the drama as Art knocks him unconscious with a hammer. However, he shows resilience by saving Victoria (Samantha Scaffidi) and returning the favor. The clown eventually gets the jump on Mike, and after knocking him down, he turns his head into a bloody mess.
This kill was very dark and featured some fantastic practical effects as Mike’s head became completely liquefied. Mike was a likable character and was only trying to look out for other people. The kill further illustrates Art’s brute strength, as he was able to destroy Mike’s face in only a few seconds.
12Ricky is Killed in a Costume Shop
‘Terrifier 2’ (2022)
After Art terrorizes Sienna Shaw when she tries to buy a set of wings for her Halloween costume, she eventually leaves to make the costume shop owner the next target. Ricky (Johnnath Davis)orders Art to leave as he tries to buy a horn without any money. Art then smashes a glass bottle over his head and violently lodges the bottle head into his eye. He is then quickly decapitated.
This scene was terrific; it firstly offered a quick sucker punch, as it followed Art hilariously trying on glasses. Following a slower period in the film,thisTerrifierkill was dark and left viewers fearing what was to come, as it was Art’s start of his killing spree. Furthermore, Ricky’s death illustrated more ofthe fantastic practical effectsthat Leone is capable of. He can never be accused of not maximizing gore effects.
Terrifier 2
11Jeff Loses the Most Important Thing
Jeff (Charlie McElveen) is first seen at the Halloween party as he meets up with his girlfriend, Brooke (Kailey Hyman).Jeff eventually travels with Brooke and Sienna to locate the latter’s brother Jonathon (Elliot Fulham). He doesn’t make it very far as the trio head to the Terrifier haunted attraction. When he stops to urinate, Art brutally stabs his genitals, and he eventually rips them off, leaving him to bleed to death.
This scene was not only dark in the literal sense but also metaphorically.The extreme genital mutilation was enough to make male viewers completely uncomfortable; it mirrored a scene in the previous film. Jeff was also presented as likable, as he wanted to help Sienna, and no one would ever deserve his fate.
10The Coroner Meets His End
‘Terrifier’ (2016) and ‘Terrifier 2’ (2022)
After Art is resurrected at the end ofTerrifier,the movie ends as he strangles the poor coroner (Cory DuVal). The sequel picks up from that point, as Art kills him with his own equipment. He uses a hammer to smash his head; Art then gouges out one of his eyes and uses it to fill the empty space where his old eye was. He then uses the hammer to bludgeon his head completely.
Thehorror sequel began in fantasticform and gave viewers an early sign of what movie they were watching.Known for implementing humor into his kills, Art was genuinely dark and terrifying here. Standing angrily over his victim, Art was also seen walking menacingly down the street in a fantastic shot. He felt untouchable at this point. The kill was also completely uncut, with viewers forced to see every gruesome detail close up.
9Charles the Bar Santa
‘Terrifier 3’ (2024)
Art waltzes into a bar at one point in the movie and comes across three characters. Eddie (Bradley Stryker) the bartender, Smokey (Clint Howard) the barfly, and a man named Charles in a Santa suit (Daniel Roebuck). Eddie and Smokey get relatively merciful deaths as Art shoots them in the head, butfor some reason he decides to put the Santa through some serious torture, despite the man being really nice to Artthe entire time he’s there. Seriously, he was calling him clowny, allowing Art to sit on his lap, and telling Eddie and Smokey to leave him alone. He was a genuinely nice guy, he certainly didn’t deserve the fate he got. But it was pretty gnarly to watch nonetheless.
Art ties the man to a chairand douses his hands and feet with liquid nitrogen. He then takes a hammer and smashes them to pieces. But that’s not all, of course it’s not. Art then takes the liquid nitrogen to the man’s face, and promptly smashes it with a hammer, all the while the man is still alive and screaming and pleading with Art for mercy. Art rips off the man’s beard to complete his brand new Santa suit (and yes he does indeed wear the beard), and then takes some inspiration from a snowman decoration and sticks a carrot into the middle of the man’s face for good measure.– Samantha Graves
8Brooke Dies
After witnessing her boyfriend be brutally murdered, it isn’t long before Brooke joins theTerrifier 2kill count; as she enters the haunted attraction, Art throws acid over her face. As she screams in understandable pain, Art bludgeons her kneecap before destroying her ribcage. He then proceeds to eat her heart.
It is important to consider that this kill isn’t the movie’s darkest. Art constructed a terrifying nail bat earlier in the movie, and that scene’s payoff was frightening.The acid was bad enough, but the kill became even more brutal. No one would want to have taken Brooke’s place here.
7Woman’s Assumed Death
‘All Hallows’ Eve’ (2013)
With Art chasing her, a costume designer (Marie Maser)is knocked unconscious as her car crashes into a tree. She awakens to find that her limbs and breasts have been removed, with misogynistic obscenities carved into her body.
Thehorror anthology’s third entryended in such a shocking way. While the woman’s death was not shown on screen, it is safe to assume that she met her end at the hands of Art.It was so dark and tragic. She was physically unable to move, and her helplessness was compounded by Art finding her situation hilarious.
All Hallows' Eve
6Art Murders Children
As Sarah (Katie Maguire)narrowly escapes Art, who tries to enter her world, she hears a scream from upstairs. By checking on the children she’s babysitting upstairs, she discovers Art hysterically laughing and then the bodies of the two children.
All Hallows' Eveended in the darkest and most abrupt of places, offering one ofTerrifier’s worst kills in the entire franchise. It reiterated that there are no limits to what Art is capable of, as it doesn’t matter if he’s hurting kids in gruesome ways for his own twisted entertainment.
