Director Damien Leone’sTerrifier 3took the already blood-soaked slasher franchise to new nauseating lows, and now Art the Clown will return to wreak havoc inTerrifier 4. Debuting with the release of Leone’s 2008 short film,The 9th Circle, Art the Clown has become a bona fide pop culture icon, and the coulrophobia-inducing slasher has anchored the director’s entire filmography. TheTerrifierfilm franchise may not be re-inventing the wheel when it comes to blood and guts, but it is extremely popular with horror hounds because of its simple-but-effective execution that eschews the intellectual horror of the 2010s and ’20s.
2024’sTerrifier 3didn’t disappoint when it came to delivering a sickening number of nightmarish kills, but it also tipped the series further into fantasy as the lore of Art the Clown gets more complex with each successive sequel. With rumblings ofTerrifier 4already starting to erupt in the horror community,the cliffhanger ending ofTerrifier 3is practically begging for Leone and the rest of his crew to resurrect Art for yet another spree. Though the project is in the early stages, it’s only a matter of time before more mayhem erupts.
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Terrifier 4 Latest News
Damien Leone Offers A Script Update For Terrifier 3
With news slowly starting to trickle in regarding the next horror opus, the latest comes in the form ofa script update from Damien Leone. The horror maven shared aTerrifier 4script update on hisofficial X(formerly Twitter) account, and announced thatwork has finally begun on the screenplay. Accompanied by a blood-splattered photo of the script’s title page, Leone revealed that the movie will have an “epic, thrilling, nasty, horrifying, emotional and utterly satisfying conclusion.”
Though the prospect of learning Art’s origins is exciting, it does risk alienating fans if it isn’t appropriately over-the-top like the rest of the franchise.
Perhaps most thrilling of all, Leone revealed thatTerrifier 4will finally reveal the origins of Art the Clown. The mysterious murdering clown has long been shrouded in mystery, and each of his appearances has added new wrinkles to his obviously supernatural origins. Though the prospect of learning Art’s origins is exciting, it does risk alienating fans if it isn’t appropriately over-the-top like the rest of the franchise.
Terrifier 4 Is Currently In Development
The Sequel Is Now In The Works
Even beforeTerrifier 3hit theaters, it was reported thatTerrifier 4was confirmed by director and writer Damien Leone. The news was broken byseveral fans who attended a screening of the third film, all of whom posted onXand mentioned that Leone let the cat out of the bag. However, the usually talkative horror director did not come forward and confirmTerrifier 4until early 2025. Leone announced in January 2025 that the script was in the works, but it’s not entirely clear if the horror sequel has been given the green-light or if it is just being developed.
Terrifier 4 Cast Details
Expect Art The Clown To Return
Though the cast ofTerrifier 3was the most vibrant thus far,there are only a handful who could return inTerrifier 4.Since she lived once again, the franchise’s ultimate final girl, Sienna Shaw, will need to be on hand to dispatch Art the Clown.That means Lauren LaVera will likely headline the cast ofTerrifier 4opposite David Howard Thornton as the devilish clown, Art.Samantha Scaffidi’s Victoria Heyes could also return to assist Art as he tries to get his revenge against Sienna, but her death at the end ofTerrifier 3seemed pretty convincing.
Antonella Rose should return as Gabbie Shaw, since she needs to be rescued by Sienna from Hell. The only big question mark is Elliot Fullam as Sienna’s brother Jonathan, and though the third film heavily implies that he is dead, the franchise isn’t known for keepingArt’s gruesome murdersoffscreen. Also, if the third film is any indication,Terrifier 4could feature a heaping helping of cameos from various spheres, though most ofTerrifier 3’s cameos came from the world of horror.
Terrifier 4 Story Details
Sienna Has To Rescue Gabbie From Hell
This all sets up something of a climactic confrontation between the sworn enemies, a battle that has biblical proportions.
Though theTerrifierfilms aren’t really known for their amazing writing or riveting plots,Terrifier 3deftly sets up the next chapter with its suspenseful ending. Armed with her magical sword, Sienna dispatched Art’s sidekick (and former victim) Victoria, and ran the evil clown through. However, a rift to Hell opened up and swallowed young Gabbie before Sienna could rescue her. What’s worse, despite being impaled by the magic sword, Art lived to slay another day and escaped on a bus.
This all sets up something of a climactic confrontation between the sworn enemies, a battle that has biblical proportions. The final tease of the movie references The 9th Circle, which is not only the first short film to feature Art the Clown, but also a reference to the deepest level of Hell, according to poet Dante. Presumably,Terrifier 4will see Sienna travel to Hell to not only rescue Gabbie but finally end Art’s reign of terror. Damien Leone has confirmed that the fourth film will also reveal Art’s origins, and it likely has something to do with the underworld.
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Terrifier 4 is the final installment in the Terrifier horror franchise. Director and writer Damien Leone has confirmed his plans to make the film, though it has yet to be officially announced.
