The actor was waiting tables when an audition for the role came up, but he had to fight his agent to put his hat in the ring: "This is such a low-budget independent film. You really don't need to do stuff like this.

"Terrifier 3" star David Howard Thornton has gnarly kills as horror villain Art the Clown. In real life, he's a sweet guy with an uplifting origin.

Art is back in Terrifier 3, with a new behind-the-scenes video showing David Howard Thornton transforming into the terrifying clown.

Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Thornton called Art “the anti-clown,” explaining “clowns are supposed to bring joy and amusement to other people, but he is here to bring pain and misery to other people for his own joy and amusement.