The first and third short films on the VHS tape are actually old shorts made by the director, Damien Leone, years earlier, titled The 9th Circle (2008) and Terrifier (2011) respectively. Producer Jesse Baget encouraged Leone to make this anthology and include 'Terrifier,' together with short movies from other directors. Leone thought this would be a good opportunity to create a feature film centered around Art the Clown, and make audiences more familiar with the character, so he convinced Baget to let him direct all the segments. The second short and the wrap-around story were made specifically for this film.
The alien in the second story was originally going to be a puppet, but when the puppet didn't work, it was replaced by a man in a suit instead.
The second story was filmed at an abandoned house.
First feature film with the character of Art the Clown, played by Mike Giannelli. He originally appeared in the shorts The 9th Circle (2008) and Terrifier (2011) (the first and last VHS segment on this film), and was created because director Damien Leone felt that the 2010s lacked a distinct horror icon, especially a clown. Art was made to be the opposite of Pennywise the Clown from It (1990), which is why he appears in all black & white, uses weapons, has no hair and does not speak. Gianelli retired from acting after this film, so the role of Art was re-cast with David Howard Thornton
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