Despite the slightness of the story that doesn't really do anything new, the first half was tightly😄 paced and genuinely scary and suspenseful with well-timed shocks. The killings are gory, without being gratuitously so while not holding😄 back, nail-biting and inventive. Enjoyed the 80s throwback feel to the atmosphere.

He is like Michael Myers in that his painted smiling face is like a mask, and😄 he kills without a clear motive or saying a word. Yet where the Shape succeeded in being scary by being😄 so emotionless, Art is frightening in how much joy he takes in inflicting pain. Art the Clown next appeared in😄 2024's Terrifier.