After coming back after what seemed like a certain death in both of the first Terrifier movies, there is some question as to whether Art the Clown is immoral. The post-credit scene for Terrifier 2 shows Art being born again after seemingly dying at the end of the movie. The original also initially led audiences to believe that Art was human, yet the ending of the first Terrifier did include hints of the supernatural nature of the character. Though Art's potential immortality and supernatural characteristics were kept vague, it is clear the killer clown operates outside the normal slasher parameters.

Art the Clown is not immortal in the sense that he can't die. While he is hard to kill, Art has been effectively murdered in both Terrifier movies. However, it seems the creepily silent Art the Clown is able to resurrect himself by unknown means. Art might not even be aware of the full extent of his abilities, as director Damien Leone stated that Art did not know he would be revived after shooting himself in the head at the end of the first movie.

Why Art Keeps Coming Back To Life

Art Has Connections To Satanic Cults

Art the Clown's appearances before Terrifier hint that he may be demonic in origin, which explains his constant resurrections and apparent immortality. In his first appearance, in the short film The 9th Circle, Art abducts a young woman and brings her to be sacrificed by a satanic cult. He repeats this act in a segment of the anthology film All Hallow's Eve, proving he has some connection to demonic forces. His accomplice, Terrifier 2's the Little Pale Girl, is at least partially responsible for his resurrections and serves as a fiendish guide for Art.

Art The Clown's Appearances:

What Other Powers Does Art The Clown Have?

Terrifier 3 Adds Some New Elements To Art

Art the Clown has a significant threshold for pain but also seemingly has a bit of a healing factor. Despite shooting himself in the head in the first Terrifier, those wounds aren't present in the sequel. Art also has some interdimensional travel abilities, as he is able to come through a television set in All Hallow's Eve. A certain level of super-strength is shown throughout Art the Clown's movie appearances as well, as he is able to rip off limbs with relative ease and carry his bag of endless tools.

Finally, like most slasher villains, in Terrifier 2, Art seems to be able to teleport, moving great distances in a short period. Terrifier 3 explores Art the Clown's mythology slightly more while still leaving some aspects unexplained. His resurrection abilities are added to with the revelation that Art's headless body can stand, walk, and even kill on its own while seeking out its head.

Would Having Too Many Powers Make Art Less Fearsome?

Art The Clown Must Walk A Fine Line Between His Real-World Sadistic Crimes And His Supernatural Abilities

While supernatural elements have allowed Art the Clown to become more than just a typical slasher villain and return for his sequels, the Terrifier franchise would be wise to limit these aspects of the character. Part of the reason Art is so scary is because he takes a simple yet sadistic approach to killing his victims. This results in the kills that have already made the Terrifier movies iconic among the horror crowd.

Art doesn’t have super strength or supernatural weapons to kill off his victims. Instead, he uses real-world tools to exact the most pain and torment on his victims as possible. It is as if he wanders into each scenario and grabs whatever is around to attack his victims with, be it knives, meat tenderizers, or hacksaws. He seems to enjoy this simple yet over-the-top approach, often laughing with glee when he kills people in horrific ways.

While horror movie villains with supernatural abilities like Freddy Krueger and Pinhead can certainly be sadistic, the fact that they are drawing from some otherworldly place of fear allows the audience to be somewhat detached. Terrifier's Art the Clown presents the idea of someone who takes pure joy in brutality. In that sense, being more grounded is scarier but also unsettling because there is no reasoning with that kind of evil.