Watch Horror Icon’s First Movie Absolutely Free

By Chris Snellgrove
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Horror fans sometimes debate whether there is a modern monster that could fill the tall shoes of slasher icons like Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger, and in our eyes, there is no better answer than Art the Clown. Creepy, fascinating and creative in his murderous mayhem, Art is the killer clown who serves as the antagonist of the Terrifier franchise. He’s created a bloody legacy that audiences will never forget, and you can now see how his story began via streaming Happy Halloween everyone on the free Tubi platform.

The Origin of Clown Art

Happy Halloween everyone is an anthology horror film with an enveloping story about two young children and their babysitter on Halloween night. The tykes discover a mysterious VHS tape slipped in with their candy, and the tape reveals three completely different horror stories, with Art the Clown appearing in all of them. As the night progresses, it becomes clear that this video violence goes beyond VHS, and Art may personally deliver a difficult treat to his newest fans.

The wraparound story holds the story together and helps hide that fact Happy Halloween everyone makes guerilla films at its best. Writer and director Damien Leone had already created short films featuring Art the Clown, and he took the opportunity to combine old footage and new pieces in his first feature film. The result is an uneven but insanely entertaining series of adventures anchored by Art’s eerie and menacing presence, building a kind of tension that the ending releases in the bloodiest and most unexpected way possible.

Before the arrival of the first Terrifying movie, Happy Halloween everyone it went mostly under the radar. It was released straight to DVD (and later, Blu-Ray), giving it no chance to pull off a killer box office hit.

Likewise, it didn’t even get enough critical attention to get a Rotten tomatoes review score. However, it created enough of a buzz with horror fans that director Damien Leone was able to secure funding from fans and producer Phil Falcone to bring out the first game. Terrifying movie to theaters, starting a franchise full of gore and practical effects that is still going strong.

Terrifier Fans Take Attention

While Happy Halloween everyone has received some mixed reviews, it’s definitely worth a watch for fans of the Terrifier franchise. Art the Clown’s independent films have only grown more complex and ambitious over time, and it’s worth revisiting his earliest cinematic adventure to discover the character’s bloody roots. If nothing else, the shorts of Happy Halloween everyone convinces you of one thing: that Art is a breakaway icon that deserves all the attention and pop culture status it currently enjoys.

However, even if you’re not a horror fan, it’s easy to enjoy Happy Halloween everyone on its own merits as a standalone film. That’s mainly because of the entertaining wrap-around story … not only does it hold the film together, but this story serves to neatly integrate the various shorts into a coherent narrative. That’s hard to do and even harder to do well, and while horror is full of some terrible anthologies (looking at you, Campfire Tales), this film remains the gold standard along with modern genre staples such as V/H/S.

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Will you find Happy Halloween everyone as awesome as we did, or will you decide that Clown Art isn’t a laugh splatter? The only way to find out is to stream it for free on Tubi. Remember that the chill you’ll feel when the credits roll has nothing to do with our current chill and everything to do with the artful brutality and bloody brilliance of director Damien Leone.