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Damien Leone is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer known for writing and directing All Hallows' Eve (2013), Terrifier (2016), and Terrifier 2 (2022), each of which feature his character Art the Clown.[1] He is currently working on Terrifier 3 (2024).[2][3][4][5][6]
In 2016, Terrifier was released. Among other credits, Leone wrote and directed the film, which eventually became a cult film and for which he was nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Makeup FX.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] In 2022, Leone returned for the sequel, Terrifier 2. Terrifier 2 was received favorably by critics and was a hit at the box office, grossing more than $15 million on a $250,000 budget.[14][15][16][17][18][19] Leone was again nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award Best Makeup FX, for his work on Terrifier 2, which he later won.[20][21]
It was later announced that Leone was working on Terrifier 3 and the upcoming film, Stream.[2][3][4][22][23][5][6][24]
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Makeup/Special Effects | Notes |
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2008 | The 9th Circle | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Short film, first appearance of Art the Clown |
2011 | Terrifier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
2013 | All Hallows' Eve | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Anthology film[25][26] |
2015 | Frankenstein vs. The Mummy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | [27][28] |
All Hallows' Eve 2 | No | No | Yes | No | No | Anthology film[29] | |
2016 | Terrifier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [30] |
2022 | Terrifier 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [31] |
2024 | Stream | No | No | No | No | Yes | [32][33] |
Terrifier 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [2][3][4][5][6][34] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Reference |
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2019 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Makeup FX | Terrifier | Nominated | [7] |
2022 | Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards | Breakthrough Director | Terrifier 2 | Nominated | [35] |
2023 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Makeup FX | Terrifier 2 | Won | [20][21] |