IT See it from 8 September
The clown seized his arm. And
George saw the clown’s face change.
What he saw then was terrible enough
to make his worst imaginings of the
thing in the cellar look like sweet
dreams; what he saw destroyed his
sanity in one clawing stroke...
Scary, huh? And if the book wasn’t
enough, four years later – in 1990 – a
two-part TV miniseries was produced
with Tim Curry in the role of the
fiendish fool. The result? One of the
most frightening screen baddies ever!
Now, nearly 30 years later, it’s
happening again. That’s right, just
when you thought it was safe to bed
down for the night, New Line Cinema
“I can’t even
describe how scary
he looked in person”
Andres Muschietti (Director)
is releasing a two-part remake, the first
chapter of which slithers menacingly
into cinemas on 8 September.
If you’re concerned that this is an
unnecessary remake that couldn’t
possibly chill like the relentlessly
creepy original, we get it. That’s what
we thought too, until we saw the
brilliant, skin-crawling trailer. “If you’ll
come with me, you’ll float too...” This,
ladies and gentlemen, is the real deal.
Penny Dreadful
For those of you who haven’t read the
novel/seen the miniseries, IT is set
in Derry, Maine, a seemingly normal
American backwater. But Derry is
anything but normal, because every
three decades an ancient evil awakes
and begins feasting on the town’s
kids. And now it’s happening again...
Asked how Bill Skarsgård’s
Pennywise compares with Tim Curry’s
version, director Andrés Muschietti
had this to say: “The first day [Bill]
got onto the stage, the kids freaked
out. I can’t even describe how scary
he looked in person.” Arghhhhh!
KING OF THE CHILL
Three more King creations brought terrifyingly to life on screen!
Gage (Pet Sematary)
Gage is a sweet kid,
until he gets run over
and resurrected. Now
he’s evil incarnate!
Cujo (Cujo) Man’s best
friend? Not quite! This
mangy mutt goes from
‘here, doggie’ to ‘OMG,
we’re all going to die!’
Annie Wilkes (Misery)
With fans like these,
who needs enemies?
She’ll sing your praises
then break your ankles!
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n his seminal 1986 horror
novel IT, legendary author
Stephen King (he of Misery,
Carrie and The Stand fame),
with just a few strokes of his pen,
took an innocent childhood staple
– the clown – and turned it into
something to be feared and loathed.
Of course it could be argued that John
Wayne Gacy hadn’t exactly done the
jolly jester any favours – the notorious
1970s serial killer was a part-time
children’s party clown – but it was
King who delivered the deadly blow
to these bumbling buffoons. His
IT villain Pennywise took terror to
a new level. Don’t believe us? Here’s
an extract from page 15 of the book...