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* {{Expy}}: Damien Leone loosely based Art's appearance off of that of Creator/TimCurry's rendition of [[Film/It1990 Pennywise the Dancing Clown]] His character and mannerisms also have some basis in SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker.

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* {{Expy}}: Damien Leone loosely based Art's appearance off of that of Creator/TimCurry's rendition of [[Film/It1990 Pennywise the Dancing Clown]] His character and mannerisms also have some basis in SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker.ComicBook/TheJoker.
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* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler: Art kills the children then saws off their heads on a bed for their babysitter to see]].
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* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The alien. It's the main antagonist of the second segment and makes a brief appearance in the wraparound, but it's so out of left field and doesn't match up with the rest of the movie at all.

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Can't really call it "possibly" when what he'd already done to her and left her alive after it is bad enough.


* FateWorseThanDeath:
** Possibly what [[spoiler:Art plans to do with the costume designer.]]
** [[spoiler:Casey]] is [[spoiler:raped]] by Satan. [[Main/TheAntichrist And since this is Satan we're talking about]] ...

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* FateWorseThanDeath:
** Possibly what [[spoiler:Art plans to do with
FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:The woman from the costume designer.]]
** [[spoiler:Casey]]
''Terrifier'' segment is [[spoiler:raped]] by Satan. [[Main/TheAntichrist cut up and left limbless on a table. And since this is Satan we're talking about]] ...Art ''spares'' her.]]
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** Untitled second segment: [[spoiler:The alien drags the woman away to an unknown, but definitely not pleasant, fate.]]

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** Untitled second segment: "Something in the Dark": [[spoiler:The alien drags the woman away to an unknown, but definitely not pleasant, fate.]]
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* {{Leitmotif}}: CreepyCircusMusic for Art.

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* AllHallowsEve: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As you may have gleaned from the title]], the framing story does indeed take place on Halloween night.


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* HalloweenEpisode: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As you may have gleaned from the title]], the framing story does indeed take place on Halloween night.
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* AdultFear: Finding a gruesome videotape in a kid's trick-or-treat bag? A dismemberment-obsessed clown stalking you and the children you're babysitting? 'Nuff said.

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* AdultFear: Finding Supernatural elements aside, the possibility of a gruesome videotape in stranger slipping a kid's suspicious item into your child's trick-or-treat bag? A dismemberment-obsessed clown bag is definitely something parents and authority figures would have to worry about. And due to some later real events, the notion of homicidal clowns stalking you and the your children you're babysitting? 'Nuff said.certainly falls under this, as well.

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* BigBad: Art the Clown, who is using the tape to enter reality and has a hand in all the chaos in the shorts themselves.



* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Sarah saves herself from Art (or at least manages to stall him), but is too late to save the children, and is likely to either face charges for the murders or be killed herself.]]
** All three of the segments on the tape. See HopeSpot below.

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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Sarah saves herself from Art (or at least manages to stall him), but DownerEnding:
** "The 9th Circle": [[spoiler:The heroine
is too late to save the children, and is likely to either face charges for the murders or be killed herself.raped by Satan.]]
** All three of Untitled second segment: [[spoiler:The alien drags the segments on woman away to an unknown, but definitely not pleasant, fate.]]
** "Terrifier": [[spoiler:The heroine is dismembered and mutilated by Art.]]
** Framing story: [[spoiler:Sarah saves herself from Art (or at least manages to stall him), but is too late to save
the tape. See HopeSpot below.children, and is likely to either face charges for the murders or be killed herself.]]


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Well, how about that? Word Of God says he IS inspired by the Joker after all!


* {{Expy}}: Damien Leone loosely based Art's appearance off of that of Creator/TimCurry's rendition of [[Film/It1990 Pennywise the Dancing Clown]].

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* {{Expy}}: Damien Leone loosely based Art's appearance off of that of Creator/TimCurry's rendition of [[Film/It1990 Pennywise the Dancing Clown]].Clown]] His character and mannerisms also have some basis in SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker.
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There can't be any question about who an expy is based on, and nothing has ever confirmed that Art is based on The Joker. His appearance, however, is loosely inspired by that of Pennywise from the 1990 version of It.


* {{Expy}}: Art looks like a cross between SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker cause his sadistic albeit kinda humorous homicidal nature and [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]] given his supernatural abilities.

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* {{Expy}}: Art looks like a cross between SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker cause his sadistic albeit kinda humorous homicidal nature and [[Literature/{{It}} Damien Leone loosely based Art's appearance off of that of Creator/TimCurry's rendition of [[Film/It1990 Pennywise the Dancing Clown]] given his supernatural abilities. Clown]].
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* Expy: Art looks like a cross between SelfDemonstrating/The Joker cause his sadistic albeit kinda humorous murderous nature and [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]] given his supernatural abilities.

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* Expy: {{Expy}}: Art looks like a cross between SelfDemonstrating/The Joker SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker cause his sadistic albeit kinda humorous murderous homicidal nature and [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]] given his supernatural abilities.
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* Expy: Art looks like a cross between SelfDemonstrating/The Joker cause his sadistic albeit kinda humorous murderous nature and [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]] given his supernatural abilities.

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* FateWorseThanDeath: Possibly what [[spoiler:Art plans to do with the costume designer.]]

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* FateWorseThanDeath: FateWorseThanDeath:
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Possibly what [[spoiler:Art plans to do with the costume designer.]]



* SelfDeprecation: [[Main/WordofGod Damien Leone]] has [[Main/CreatorBacklash expressed his disappointment]] with the alien segment, going so far as to mock it InUniverse through Sarah!

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* SelfDeprecation: [[Main/WordofGod [[WordofGod Damien Leone]] has [[Main/CreatorBacklash expressed his disappointment]] with the alien segment, going so far as to mock it InUniverse through Sarah!



** Damien Leone has stated that Art holding the "CIRCUS" sign on the side of the road is intended to be an homage to ''The Hitchhiker'' segment of ''Film/Creepshow2.''



* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Art murders Tia and Timmy.]]

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* WouldHurtAChild: WouldHurtAChild:
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[[spoiler:Art murders Tia and Timmy.]]
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* ButtMonkey: Tia. Timmy bullies her throughout the movie, and [[spoiler:Art seems to enjoy tormenting her in particular.]]

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* ButtMonkey: Tia. Timmy bullies doesn't treat her throughout the movie, with much respect, and [[spoiler:Art seems to enjoy tormenting her in particular.]]

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* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler:Every child in the movie dies.]]



* InfantImmortality: Averted. [[spoiler:Every child in the movie dies.]]

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* NoNameGiven: Nobody in ''Terrifier'' is named, except of course, for [[Main/BigBad Art]].

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* NoNameGiven: Nobody in ''Terrifier'' is named, except of course, for [[Main/BigBad Art]].Art.


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* ShoutOut:
** ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' is the "monster movie" playing on TV at the beginning.
** The jingle at the start of ''Terrifier'' is one to ''Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch.''
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* MonsterMisogyny: Art mostly targets women for his murders and after capturing [[spoiler:the costumer designer]], he takes the time to carve misogynistic phrases into her body while he laughs.

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* MonsterMisogyny: Art mostly targets women for his murders and after capturing [[spoiler:the costumer costume designer]], he takes the time to carve misogynistic phrases into her body while he laughs.
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An InNameOnly sequel (which shares a few common elements with the first) was released in 2015. A spinoff named after the third short, ''Film/{{Terrifier}},'' will be released in 2018.

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An InNameOnly sequel (which shares a few common elements with the first) was released in 2015. A spinoff named after the third short, ''Film/{{Terrifier}},'' will be was released in 2018.

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* HumanoidAbomination: Art is implied to be one. He displays a few [[AmbiguouslyHuman traits]] and abilities that can't possibly be considered human, such as teleportation and GlowingEyesOfDoom.

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* HumanoidAbomination: HumanoidAbomination:
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Art is implied to be one. He displays a few [[AmbiguouslyHuman traits]] and abilities that can't possibly be considered human, such as teleportation and GlowingEyesOfDoom.



* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Discussed, but subverted by the fact that Art is most likely not human.
-->'''Tia:''' Do you think that clown was real?\\
'''Sarah:''' See? Ugh, I knew this was gonna come back to bite me. No, it's just make-believe. Demons, witches, monsters, that... That doesn't exist.\\
'''Tia:''' But he wasn't really a monster, if you think about it, like a vampire or a werewolf. He was just a man in a costume. Someone like that could really exist, right? Like a serial killer, I mean.



* {{Jerkass}}: Art, when he's not actually killing anyone, manages to be both this and FauxAffablyEvil at the same time. When Casey first sees him, he annoys her by honking his horn while she's trying to read. Furthermore, he points and mimes laughing at his victims whenever he harms or scares them.

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* {{Jerkass}}: {{Jerkass}}:
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Art, when he's not actually killing anyone, manages to be both this and FauxAffablyEvil at the same time. When Casey first sees him, he annoys her by honking his horn while she's trying to read. Furthermore, he points and mimes laughing at his victims whenever he harms or scares them.
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An InNameOnly sequel (which shares a few common elements with the first) was released in 2015. A spinoff named after the third short, ''Film/{{Terrifier}},'' will be released in 2017.

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An InNameOnly sequel (which shares a few common elements with the first) was released in 2015. A spinoff named after the third short, ''Film/{{Terrifier}},'' will be released in 2017.
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* AxCrazy: Art is a murderous, sociopathic MonsterClown with a clear sadistic sense of joy for inflicting mutilations and causing fear.

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* AxCrazy: Art is a murderous, sociopathic MonsterClown with who displays a clear and sadistic sense of joy for inflicting mutilations when he mutilates and causing fear.terrorizes his victims.



* MonsterClown: Art is an AxCrazy, sadistic madman (if he [[HumanoidAbomination can even be called a "man" at all]]) whose idea of humor involves the suffering and death of others.

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* MonsterClown: Art is an AxCrazy, sadistic madman (if he [[HumanoidAbomination can even be called a "man" at all]]) dressed as a clown whose idea of humor involves the suffering and death of others.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: The expression on Art's face when a couple of knives fall off of his whip.

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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: The expression on Art's face Art is visibly annoyed when a couple of knives tools fall off of his whip.

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* ForTheEvulz: Being TheVoiceless, Art never gives an explanation for why he does what he does, but his body language, mimed laughter, and overall mannerisms give little if any other interpretation to his motives.

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* ForTheEvulz: Being TheVoiceless, a SilentAntagonist, Art never gives an explanation for why he does what he does, but his body language, mimed laughter, and overall mannerisms give little if any other interpretation to his motives.



* SilentAntagonist: Art's menace is furthered by the fact that he never says a single line of dialogue, although he is heard [[EvilLaugh laughing]] once.



* TheVoiceless: Art, although he is heard [[EvilLaugh laughing]] once.
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A pseudo-{{anthology}} film directed by Damien Leone and released DirectToVideo in 2013. "Pseudo-anthology" because the segments in the film, sans the second one, were released as discrete shorts prior to the release of the movie.

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A 2013 pseudo-{{anthology}} film directed by Damien Leone and released DirectToVideo in 2013.Leone. "Pseudo-anthology" because the segments in the film, sans the second one, were released as discrete shorts prior to the release of the movie.



A sequel InNameOnly (which shares a few common elements with the first) was released in 2015. A spinoff named after the third short, ''Film/{{Terrifier}},'' will be released in 2017.

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A sequel An InNameOnly sequel (which shares a few common elements with the first) was released in 2015. A spinoff named after the third short, ''Film/{{Terrifier}},'' will be released in 2017.
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A 2013 pseudo-{{anthology}} film directed by Damien Leone. "Pseudo" because the segments in the film, sans the second one, were released as discrete shorts prior to the release of the movie.

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A 2013 pseudo-{{anthology}} film directed by Damien Leone. "Pseudo" Leone and released DirectToVideo in 2013. "Pseudo-anthology" because the segments in the film, sans the second one, were released as discrete shorts prior to the release of the movie.

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* AlienAbduction: The second segment, ''Something In The Dark.''

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* AlienAbduction: The second segment, ''Something In The Dark.''in the Dark''.
* AllHallowsEve: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As you may have gleaned from the title]], the framing story does indeed take place on Halloween night.
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A 2013 pseudo-{{anthology}} film directed by Damien Leone. "Pseudo" because the segments in the film, sans the second one, were released as shorts prior to the release of the movie.

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A 2013 pseudo-{{anthology}} film directed by Damien Leone. "Pseudo" because the segments in the film, sans the second one, were released as discrete shorts prior to the release of the movie.


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* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Sarah, when she discovers the dead bodies of the children.]]


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* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:When Sarah discovers the dead bodies of the children, starts screaming hysterically.]]

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* AdultFear: Finding a gruesome videotape in a kid's trick-or-treat bag? A dismemberment-obsessed clown stalking you and the children you're babysitting? Yeah ... pretty solid examples there.

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* AdultFear: Finding a gruesome videotape in a kid's trick-or-treat bag? A dismemberment-obsessed clown stalking you and the children you're babysitting? Yeah ... pretty solid examples there.'Nuff said.



* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Art loves delivering these.

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Art loves delivering these. That is, except when he has something [[FateWorseThanDeath far worse]] in mind for his victims.



* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Sarah saves herself from Art, but is too late to save the children, and is likely to either face charges for the murders or be killed herself.]]

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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Sarah saves herself from Art, Art (or at least manages to stall him), but is too late to save the children, and is likely to either face charges for the murders or be killed herself.]]



* LaughablyEvil: Averted with Art. Despite being a clown, he doesn't really have any comedic moments, except for the example noted under {{Troll}} below.

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* LaughablyEvil: Averted Subverted with Art. Despite being a clown, he doesn't really have any comedic moments, except for the example noted under {{Troll}} below.



* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: The expression on Art's face when a couple of knives fall off of his whip screams this.

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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: The expression on Art's face when a couple of knives fall off of his whip screams this.
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* CaptainErsatz: The Trickster's jumpsuit, knife, and stalking mannerisms are more than a little reminiscent to those of [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]].



* {{Expy}}: The Trickster's jumpsuit, knife, and stalking mannerisms are more than a little reminiscent to those of [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]].

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