Summary

• Terrifier 2 hints at a major connection between Sienna's dad and Art the Clown, suggesting that he may be the reason Art is terrorizing Sienna and her community.
• Sienna's dad owned a magical sword that plays a crucial role in the movie, raising questions about his connection to Art and their potential link.
• While there are theories that Art is Sienna's dad, there is also evidence that suggests they are not the same person and that Art has connections and backstory separate from the Shaw family. Terrifier 3 may provide more answers regarding Sienna's dad's role in the franchise.

Terrifier 2 villain Art the Clown may have major connections to Final Girl Sienna, through her unseen dad. Damien Leone's sequel explores a deeper backstory for his killer demon clown that he didn't offer in his original Terrifier film. Although Sienna's dad is not in Terrifier 2, there are hints that allude to his significance in the story and how much he knew about the Clown prior to the 2022 sequel. Terrifier 3 is coming, and Terrifier 2 set up major hints that, if Sienna's dad returns for the next installment, he could be the very reason Art the Clown is terrorizing Sienna and her friends, family, and local community.

There are even some viewers who believe that Sienna's dad and Art the Clown are one and the same, and there's some compelling evidence to support it. Sienna may seem like an ordinary woman just looking forward to Halloween. However, from the start of the movie, there is an ominous feeling that there's something more to her. Sienna's first creepy encounter with the silent Art the Clown happens early in a dream sequence, and she's the only character Art seems to be able to target in this Freddy Krueger-like way. The answer to why might lie with her dad's connection to the Clown, which is more than meets the eye.

Why Did Sienna's Dad's Sword Resurrect Her?

The sword Sienna's dad gave her is a mystery in the Terrifier movie sequel, but it is implied he had some foresight into Art the Clown paying his daughter a visit in the future — either causing him to set up a way for her to beat the monster or because he is the reason Art goes after Sienna in the first place. After a series of ongoing assaults, Art stabs Sienna in the stomach with the sword in the final showdown. Sienna is then pushed into a dimension that resembles the same place as the dream sequence, where she drowns in a water tank. Afterward, when Jonathan faces grave danger, the sword glows fiery red and resurrects Sienna.

Undoubtedly, this means Sienna's dad owned a magical sword in a world invaded by demon creatures like Art the Clown, which raises a lot of possibilities. While the story behind how Sienna's dad came to possess the sword is unclear, it suggests either that he was trying to prepare himself for a fight with Art the Clown, or that Sienna's link with her father and Art resulted in this resurrection — which supports the theory that Art the Clown is Sienna's dad. Art also appears to be immortal in Terrifier 2, so the fact that Sienna's dad's sword appears to hurt Art is also a strong hint at its importance and the connection between Art and Sienna's dad.

Sienna's dad owned a magical sword in a world invaded by demon creatures like Art the Clown.

How Is Sienna's Dad Connected To Art?

Throughout the plot of Terrifier 2, there are cookie crumbs leading to Sienna's dad being mysteriously connected to Art the Clown. Terrifier 2's opening scene sees Art resurrected back to life in a morgue with a grotesque hole at the back of his head. His first victim, the mortician, suffers gruesome blows to the head followed by Art consuming his eye and brain, possibly as a means to acquire a new one. What's even more interesting is that Sienna's dad suffered from a brain tumor himself, so the Terrifier 2 movie raises some interesting parallels.

Sienna's best friend, Brooke, discloses that in his final moments of life, he was abusive and suffered horrible delusions before driving into a telephone pole and burning to death. Jonathan also found sketches of Art, drawn by their father, insinuating that his father had a connection to Art prior to the events of the film. All of this backstory in Terrifier 2 could finally be the origin story that Art needed — suggesting that Sienna's dad was potentially becoming possessed by Art, or that his battle against the forces of evil ultimately destroyed his sanity.

Art the Clown made his first appearance in the short film, The 9th Circle, in 2008.

Is Art The Clown Sienna's Dad?

The most prevailing theory among Terrifier 2 viewers seems to be that the franchise is setting up a Star Wars-style twist — that Art the Clown is Sienna's dad. There are certainly plenty of narrative elements suggesting this may be the case. The links between Sienna, Art, and her deceased father are obvious and overt, so these theories aren't based on wishful thinking or dot-connecting mental gymnastics. If the big reveal in Terrifier 3 is that Sienna is Art's daughter, it's one that many have already seen coming.

However, there's also plenty of evidence that, whatever Art's connection to Sienna's Dad is, they're not the same person. Mainly this is due to the lack of recognition many characters show Art, or that he shows them. If Art is simply Sienna's resurrected father in a clown costume, it's probable that she, her brother, or her friends (who grew up with her and knew her parents), would have recognized him up close. Sienna's mother is especially likely to have recognized Art as one of her husband's designs if Sienna's dad had indeed become the killer clown since it's confirmed she has an emotional attachment to the sketchbook Jonathan had secretly stolen.

Finally, several elements of Terrifier 2 clearly establish more backstory hints for Art which have little to do with Sienna or the Shaw family. The most obvious of these is, of course, the inclusion of Art's sidekick Emily Crane ("The Little Pale Girl), and his fascination with Victoria Hayes, a character detached from the Shaw family narrative arc. There's also the obvious fact that Art's rampage started long before Terrifier 2. Having his origin too heavily linked to Sienna and the Shaw family might tie his character too close to them, creating problems for future Terrifier movies after Terrifier 3 and lessening the impact of Terrifier and All Hallows Eve.

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Will Terrifier 3 Explain More About Sienna & Jonathan's Dad

Some viewers find that the addition of the sword, Sienna's dad, and the little pale girl are all implications that more answers will follow after Terrifier 2. It's likely that the upcoming Terrifier 3 movie, set for a November 2024 release date, would at least hint more at how Sienna's dad links into the overarching picture of the franchise, even if it only provides more unclear details. If there is anything to take away from the sequel, it's that it's likely setting itself up for a franchise where the supernatural elements can be further explored, expanding the series from a simple horror romp to something different.

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  Terrifier 2

  Director:

  Damien Leone

  Release Date:

  2022-10-06

  Cast:

  Lauren LaVera, Elliot Fullam, Sarah Voigt, Kailey Hyman, Casey Harnett, David Howard Thornton, Samantha Scaffidi

  Writers:

  Damien Leone

  Rating:

  r

  Runtime:

  140 minutes

  Genres:

  Horror

  Budget:

  $250,000

  Studio(s):

  Dark Age Cinema, Fuzz on the Lens Productions

  Distributor(s):

  Bloody Disgusting

  prequel(s):

  Terrifier

  Sequel(s):

  Terrifier 3