Ice Nine Kills will create new music for “Terror Tram Starring Art the Clown,” an experience bringing the Terrifier killer to the historic backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood during Halloween Horror Nights 2026. The event opens on September 3 and runs on select nights through November 1.
The collaboration will bring Ice Nine Kills’ combination of heavy music and cinematic horror to one of the park’s signature seasonal attractions. The band will place a sinister twist on classic Christmas songs for a story in which Art the Clown hijacks the Terror Tram and begins celebrating the holiday several months early.
Universal Studios Hollywood has opened ticket sales and confirmed that Halloween Horror Nights will run on selected dates throughout September and October. Its announced lineup includes houses based on Evil Dead Burn, Hellraiser, Stranger Things 5 and Sinners, alongside the returning Terror Tram.
Art the Clown takes control of the Terror Tram
The collaboration reunites Ice Nine Kills with the franchise created by Damien Leone. The band previously released “A Work of Art” as an official song connected to Terrifier 3, which reached theaters in 2024.
Its cinematic music video featured David Howard Thornton, the actor who portrays Art the Clown, and adopted the graphic violence and dark comedy associated with the franchise. According to information released with the new announcement, the song debuted at No. 3 and spent 18 weeks on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart.
“We are forever honored that Terrifier writer and director Damien Leone and his team invited us to play in their sandbox of bloodshed,” Spencer Charnas said.
The band expands its horror-franchise collaborations
Ice Nine Kills’ involvement with Halloween Horror Nights follows a series of projects connecting the band directly with films and video games.
“Twisting the Knife,” featuring Mckenna Grace, played during the closing credits of Scream 7. The single became Ice Nine Kills’ first No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart and also topped Hot Hard Rock Songs and Hard Rock Digital Song Sales.
The band also created “Hell or High Slaughter (Grave Diggler Pt. 2)” for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and “Play Dead” for the tenth anniversary of Dead by Daylight. The latter collaboration was accompanied by an in-game Ice Nine Kills collection.
These projects have transferred the creative model established by The Silver Scream and The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood into official partnerships with the franchises that have helped shape the band’s identity.
