The 9th Circle

This was Damien Leone's first film and I absolutely love the 9th circle, it's also art the clowns first appearance in a film and wow what can I say, he definitely had the best scene, I love all the hell demon's and creatures in this too, after the 9th circle Damien Leone didn't end up sticking with the whole hell and creatures aspect instead just went on with art the clown! In the films Terrifier 2011 short, All Hallows Eve 2013 Mike Giannelli did such a great performance as art (my personal favourite) then in 2016 Terrifier to present, David Howard Thornton does a great job as art the clown but I like Mike's performance more.

Just got done watching The 9th Circle, the 2008 short film directed by Damien Leone and the first appearance for Art the Clown, and this was a decent little short film.

Positives for The 9th Circle (2008): Art the Clown's first onscreen appearance was just as awesome as I expected it to be. It was very interesting to see where Damien Leone began in his filmmaking career before he became a big name in the horror community. And finally, this short film is free to watch on YouTube.

Negatives for The 9th Circle (2008): There wasn't enough Art the Clown in this short. I also couldn't understand what the characters were saying. And finally, I watched to see more of this short film.

Overall, The 9th Circle (2008) is a good start to Damien Leone's filmmaking career.

This was genuinely creepy as Hell! Absolutely loved it! It has practically all disturbing horror images and elements wrapped up into about 10 minutes, which is not bad at all for a $3000 budget and perfect filming locations. Cults, demons, crazy but realistic-looking creatures, subterranean madness, and a menacing pagliacci clown! I cannot wait to see more of Art the Clown - I hear the director has been trying to get a full-length feature with just him. If you want to see a great film by Damien Leone featuring Art the Clown, watch his 2011 short film Terrifier (both of these short films are featured in All Hallow's Eve).

Wow that's awesome

I never seen nothing like this before. I am crazy in love about that thing

The 9th circle by Damien Leone is a twisted adaption of Dante's Inferno,where an innocent girl gets caught off guard and knocked unconscious by a demented clown. She awakens to find herself in a hellish (or Hell?) situation,where she is to serve as Satan's sacrifice. Demonic creatures approach her,before she escapes for the time being,only to be caught again. Why she is picked is unknown,but that's what makes it so disturbing,it's a nightmare that all women have in today's times where this sort of thing can happen to anyone. Filmed on location in the bowels of a Staten Island insane asylum,this horror short is scary,weird and disturbing. Cinematographer Tom Agnello shines as well. A must see for fans of fatalistic vis