
David Howard Thornton is an American actor.
(1979 - ???)
Victims[]
Terrifier (2016)[]
- Steve - Decapitated by Art the Clown off-screen, head shown.
- Ramon - Fingers cut off with a meat cleaved and stabbed ten times in the face by Art the Clown.
- Dawn Sissy - Cut vertically in half by Art the Clown with a hacksaw.
- Tara Hayes - Shot in the head and repeatedly in the face by Art the Clown.
- Unnamed Woman - Breasts and scalp ripped off by Art the Clown off-screen, body shown.
- Will - Stabbed in the top of the head and throat slit until he was almost decapitated by Art the Clown with a machete, who then pulled his head off.
- Mike - Head stomped on until his skull crushed by Art the Clown with his foot.
- Total - 7
Terrifier 2 (2022)[]
- Seth Bolton - Throat slashed and repeatedly bashed in the skull by Art the Clown with a medical hammer, who then ripped out his eye and bashed his face in, before tearing his head in half.
- Unnamed Man - Stabbed through the top of the head by Art the Clown with a broken mop handle off-screen, body shown.
- Possum - Stomach ripped open by Art the Clown off-screen, body shown.
- Ricky - Stabbed in the eye with a broken beer bottle that was earlier smashed over his head, then stabbed in the temple and three times in the neck until he was decapitated by Art the Clown with a meat cleaver.
- Allie - Eye sliced in half and scalp cut off with a pair of scissors, back ripped off after being repeatedly stabbed, had one of her arms broken and ripped off and the other ripped in half, half of her face ripped off and was sliced to death by Art the Clown after he poured bleach and salt into her wounds and kept her alive.
- Allie's Mother - Decapitated by Art the Clown off-screen, body shown.
- Barbara Shaw - Head blown off by Art the Clown with a sawed-off shotgun.
- Jeff - Bled out after being stabbed nine times in the groin and having his penis ripped off by Art the Clown.
- Brooke - Face melted with hydrochloric acid and stabbed three times in the back, leg partially severed and stabbed seven times in the chest by Art the Clown with a wooden club with nails and utensils in it, before he ripped her torso open and ate her heart.
- Sienna Shaw - Stabbed in the stomach by Art the Clown with her father's sword. Revived.
- Total - 11
The Mean One (2022)[]
- Cindy's Mother - Stabbed in the neck by a nail after The Mean One accidentally pushed her.
- Lou You-Know Who - Stabbed through the back of the eye by The Mean One with a Christmas tree topper.
- Unnamed Hiker - Slashed to death by The Mean One off-screen, body seen.
- Unnamed Man - Stabbed in the neck by the Mean One with an icicle off-screen, body shown.
- Unnamed Man - Eye smashed against a jukebox by The Mean One.
- Unnamed Man - Head stabbed onto a memo holder by The Mean One.
- Unnamed Woman - Kicked while on a table by The Mean One, causing her to fall and break her neck.
- Unnamed Christmas Tree - Stabbed through the stomach by The Mean One with a large candy cane.
- Unnamed Woman - Crushed by The Mean One.
- Unnamed Man - Head smashed by The Mean One with a glass.
- Three Unnamed People - Clawed across the face by The Mean One.
- Unnamed Woman - Strangled by The Mean One with Christmas lights.
- Unnamed Woman - Pushed into a boiling vat by The Mean One.
- Zeus' Wife - Sliced in half by The Mean One off-screen, body shown.
- Don - Stabbed multiple times in the head by The Mean One with a meat cleaver.
- Mayor McBean - Part of her cheek ripped off and decapitated by The Mean One with a car trunk.
- Stephanie - Stabbed in the eyes by The Mean One with Christmas decorations, who then bit her throat out.
- Sheriff Hooper - Arm ripped off and throat bitten by The Mean One.
- Total - 20
Stream (2024)[]
- Jim Walsh - Drowned in a hot tub by Player 2 after having a bottle smashed into his head.
- Mrs. Walsh - Stabbed in the ankle by Player 2 with a bottle opener and killed off-screen.
- Sebastian - Chest mutilated by Player 2 and Player 3 to look like a tic-tac-toe board, then slashed diagonally across to imitate the game's end.
- Theo - Impaled by Player 2 with a spear.
- Total - 4
Terrifier 3 (2024)[]
- Timmy Thomas - Stabbed seven times and dismembered by Art the Clown with an axe off-camera, body shown.
- Mark Thomas - Decapitated after being hacked seven times in the neck and side by Art the Clown with an axe.
- Jennifer Thomas - Head partially split in half after being stabbed in the back and stomach and having her arm chopped off after it was repeatedly sliced by Art the Clown with an axe.
- Juliet Thomas - Killed by Art the Clown with an axe off-screen. (Debatable)
- Officer Evans - Killed by Art the Clown's body off-screen, head shown.
- Unnamed Nurse - Face bitten by Art the Clown's head off-screen, body shown.
- Adam Burke - Lower jaw ripped off by Victoria Hayes and scalp partially ripped off by Art the Clown's body. Shared kill.
- Unnamed Art the Clown Cosplayer - Killed by Art the Clown off-screen, clothes shown.
- Dennis - Stabbed in the hand with a large nail, fingers eaten, scalp cut in half with a box cutter and head's skin ripped in half by Art the Clown.
- Rat - Smashed apart against a table after being frozen by Art the Clown with liquid nitrogen.
- Smokey - Shot in the head by Art the Clown with a handgun off-camera, blood splatter shown.
- Eddie - Bled out after being shot through the neck by Art the Clown with a handgun.
- Charles Johnson - Kneecap, hand, and half of his face bashed repeatedly by Art the Clown with a hammer after freezing them with liquid nitrogen.
- Corey - Killed in an explosion made by Art the Clown with an explosive present.
- Unnamed Mother - Head blown apart in an explosion caused by Art the Clown with an explosive present.
- Three Unnamed Kids - Burned to death in an explosion made by Art the Clown with an explosive present.
- Mia Carpenter - Breasts, hip, and arms sliced off, face cut open partially in half at the cheek, and sawed in half through the waist by Art the Clown with a chainsaw.
- Cole Deveraux - Hand and fingers sliced off, leg partially severed and ripped off, rectum sliced in half, arm sawed off, head sliced in half, and cut partially vertically in half through the groin by Art the Clown.
- Greg Shaw - Decapitated by either Art the Clown or Victoria Hayes off-screen, body shown.
- Jonathan Shaw - Killed by either Art the Clown or Victoria Hayes off-screen, skull shown.
- Jessica Shaw - Plastic tube rammed down her throat with a hammer and throat sliced open by Art the Clown and Victoria Hayes with a kitchen knife. Shared kill.
- Total - 23
Ice Nine Kills - A Work of Art (2024)[]
- Two Unnamed Security Guards - Killed by Art the Clown off-screen, bodies shown. (Music Video)
- Two Unnamed Men - Throats slit by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Jose Mangin - Stabbed in the top of the head by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Sissy Finkelstein - Intestines ripped out by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Spencer Orenthal Charnas - Shot to death by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Richard "Ricky" Armellino - Shot to death by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Daniel "Dan" Sugarman - Shot to death by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Joseph "Joe" Occhiuti - Shot to death by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Miles Dimitri Baker - Shot to death by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Total - 11
Screamboat (2025)[]
- Neil - Bashed in the head with a wrench and nose bitten off by Willie off-camera.
- Phillip - Ankles sliced open and stabbed in the back of the head through the cheek by Willie with his own replica Statue of Liberty torch.
- Officer O'Hare - Leg and hand bashed open with a hammer, then had his face shredded by Willie in the ferry's propeller.
- Captain Clark - Slowly decapitated after being garroted by Willie with razor wire, repeatedly slicing across his throat and neck.
- Jazzy - Impaled through the mouth by Willie with a forklift along with Bella off-screen.
- Bella - Impaled through the mouth by Willie with a forklift along with Jazzy off-screen.
- Lieutenant Pat Diaz - Stabbed through the back of the throat by Willie with a metal rod.
- 15 Unnamed People - Electrocuted to death by Willie.
- Ilsa Arindel - Electrocuted to death by Willie.
- Two Unnamed People - Heads exploded while being electrocuted to death by Willie.
- Unnamed Woman - Killed by Willie off-screen, mentioned.
- Officer Chris - Penis sliced off by Willie with a machete.
- Jamie - Killed by Willie with a machete off-screen.
- Tommy - Skull smashed by Willie with a dropped television screen.
- Ariana - Killed by Willie off-screen, body shown.
- Cindi - Stabbed through the back by Willie with a harpoon.
- Roscoe - Face partially melted by a blast of steam and stabbed in the head by Willie off-screen.
- Officer Martinez - Set on fire by Willie.
- Dominique - Throat bitten out by Willie and killed in an explosion caused by Moses with a flare gun.
- Pete - Drowned by Willie off-screen, implied.
- Total - 35
Kill Count[]
- Total - 111
Characters Killed by David Howard Thornton[]
- Steve - Decapitated by Art the Clown off-screen, head shown.
- Ramon - Fingers cut off with a meat cleaved and stabbed ten times in the face by Art the Clown.
- Dawn Sissy - Cut vertically in half by Art the Clown with a hacksaw.
- Tara Hayes - Shot in the head and repeatedly in the face by Art the Clown.
- Will - Stabbed in the top of the head and throat slit until he was almost decapitated by Art the Clown with a machete, who then pulled his head off.
- Mike - Head stomped on until his skull crushed by Art the Clown with his foot.
- Seth Bolton - Throat slashed and repeatedly bashed in the skull by Art the Clown with a medical hammer, who then ripped out his eye and bashed his face in, before tearing his head in half.
- Ricky - Stabbed in the eye with a broken beer bottle that was earlier smashed over his head, then stabbed in the temple and three times in the neck until he was decapitated by Art the Clown with a meat cleaver.
- Allie - Eye sliced in half and scalp cut off with a pair of scissors, back ripped off after being repeatedly stabbed, had one of her arms broken and ripped off and the other ripped in half, half of her face ripped off and was sliced to death by Art the Clown after he poured bleach and salt into her wounds and kept her alive.
- Barbara Shaw - Head blown off by Art the Clown with a sawed-off shotgun.
- Jeff - Bled out after being stabbed nine times in the groin and having his penis ripped off by Art the Clown.
- Brooke - Face melted with hydrochloric acid and stabbed three times in the back, leg partially severed and stabbed seven times in the chest by Art the Clown with a wooden club with nails and utensils in it, before he ripped her torso open and ate her heart.
- Sienna Shaw - Stabbed in the stomach by Art the Clown with her father's sword. Revived.
- Lou You-Know Who - Stabbed through the back of the eye by The Mean One with a Christmas tree topper.
- Don - Stabbed multiple times in the head by The Mean One with a meat cleaver.
- Mayor McBean - Part of her cheek ripped off and decapitated by The Mean One with a car trunk.
- Stephanie - Stabbed in the eyes by The Mean One with Christmas decorations, who then bit her throat out.
- Sheriff Hooper - Arm ripped off and throat bitten by The Mean One.
- Jim Walsh - Drowned in a hot tub by Player 2 after having a bottle smashed into his head.
- Mrs. Walsh - Stabbed in the ankle by Player 2 with a bottle opener and killed off-screen.
- Sebastian - Chest mutilated by Player 2 and Player 3 to look like a tic-tac-toe board, then slashed diagonally across to imitate the game's end.
- Theo - Impaled by Player 2 with a spear.
- Timmy Thomas - Stabbed seven times and dismembered by Art the Clown with an axe off-camera, body shown.
- Mark Thomas - Decapitated after being hacked seven times in the neck and side by Art the Clown with an axe.
- Jennifer Thomas - Head partially split in half after being stabbed in the back and stomach and having her arm chopped off after it was repeatedly sliced by Art the Clown with an axe.
- Juliet Thomas - Killed by Art the Clown with an axe off-screen. (Debatable)
- Officer Evans - Killed by Art the Clown's body off-screen, head shown.
- Adam Burke - Lower jaw ripped off by Victoria Hayes and scalp partially ripped off by Art the Clown's body. Shared kill.
- Dennis - Stabbed in the hand with a large nail, fingers eaten, scalp cut in half with a box cutter and head's skin ripped in half by Art the Clown.
- Smokey - Shot in the head by Art the Clown with a handgun off-camera, blood splatter shown.
- Eddie - Bled out after being shot through the neck by Art the Clown with a handgun.
- Charles Johnson - Kneecap, hand, and half of his face bashed repeatedly by Art the Clown with a hammer after freezing them with liquid nitrogen.
- Corey - Killed in an explosion made by Art the Clown with an explosive present.
- Mia Carpenter - Breasts, hip, and arms sliced off, face cut open partially in half at the cheek, and sawed in half through the waist by Art the Clown with a chainsaw.
- Cole Deveraux - Hand and fingers sliced off, leg partially severed and ripped off, rectum sliced in half, arm sawed off, head sliced in half, and cut partially vertically in half through the groin by Art the Clown.
- Greg Shaw - Decapitated by either Art the Clown or Victoria Hayes off-screen, body shown.
- Jonathan Shaw - Killed by either Art the Clown or Victoria Hayes off-screen, skull shown.
- Jessica Shaw - Plastic tube rammed down her throat with a hammer and throat sliced open by Art the Clown and Victoria Hayes with a kitchen knife. Shared kill.
- Jose Mangin - Stabbed in the top of the head by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Sissy Finkelstein - Intestines ripped out by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Spencer Orenthal Charnas - Shot to death by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Richard "Ricky" Armellino - Shot to death by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Daniel "Dan" Sugarman - Shot to death by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Joseph "Joe" Occhiuti - Shot to death by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Miles Dimitri Baker - Shot to death by Art the Clown. (Music Video)
- Neil - Bashed in the head with a wrench and nose bitten off by Willie off-camera.
- Phillip - Ankles sliced open and stabbed in the back of the head through the cheek by Willie with his own replica Statue of Liberty torch.
- Officer O'Hare - Leg and hand bashed open with a hammer, then had his face shredded by Willie in the ferry's propeller.
- Captain Clark - Slowly decapitated after being garroted by Willie with razor wire, repeatedly slicing across his throat and neck.
- Jazzy - Impaled through the mouth by Willie with a forklift along with Bella off-screen.
- Bella - Impaled through the mouth by Willie with a forklift along with Jazzy off-screen.
- Lieutenant Pat Diaz - Stabbed through the back of the throat by Willie with a metal rod.
- Ilsa Arindel - Electrocuted to death by Willie.
- Officer Chris - Penis sliced off by Willie with a machete.
- Jamie - Killed by Willie with a machete off-screen.
- Tommy - Skull smashed by Willie with a dropped television screen.
- Ariana - Killed by Willie off-screen, body shown.
- Cindi - Stabbed through the back by Willie with a harpoon.
- Roscoe - Face partially melted by a blast of steam and stabbed in the head by Willie off-screen.
- Officer Martinez - Set on fire by Willie.
- Dominique - Throat bitten out by Willie and killed in an explosion caused by Moses with a flare gun.
- Pete - Drowned by Willie off-screen, implied.
Deaths[]
Terrifier (2016)[]
- Art the Clown - Committed suicide by shooting himself through the mouth. Revived.
Terrifier 2 (202)[]
- Art the Clown - Stabbed in the neck and throat sliced by Sienna Shaw with her father's sword, then repeatedly hacked in the neck until he was decapitated. Revived as a sentient head.
The Mean One (2022)[]
- The Mean One - Forgiven by Cindy-Lou Who, which unbeknownst to her, caused his heart to grow three sizes and explode.
Stream (2024)[]
- Player 2 - Set on fire by Kevin Keenan with a stove and struck by Roy with a frying pan.