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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Stephen King Connections & References in Season One’s Finale

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WARNING: The Following contains major spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry episode eight. After seven thrilling episodes, It: Welcome to Derry concludes its inaugural season with “Winter Fire,” a powerhouse finale that effectively wraps up the town’s 1962 cycle of death and destruction while peppering in shrewd connections to Stephen King’s larger body of work. With Pennywise […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Season 1 Hits Physical Media in May 2026

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Following its finale last night on HBO, the first season of “IT: Welcome to Derry” is available on Digital now and will be released on Steelbook 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD on May 5, 2026 via Warner Bros. Serving as a prequel to Andy Muschietti’s IT films based on Stephen King‘s classic novel, the series […]

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Five Burning Questions Ahead of the ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Season Finale

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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry.  Horror fans love a killer clown. HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry has taken the world by storm with a deft blend of heartstopping terror and comforting nostalgia surrounding a solid emotional core. Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Bill Skarsgård) returns to terrorize the children of […]

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‘Mama 2’? Andy & Barbara Muschietti Aren’t Ruling Out a Future Sequel to 2013 Movie

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It was back in 2013 that sibling duo Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti arrived on the horror scene with the Guillermo del Toro-produced Mama, which of course paved the way for the Muschiettis to revive Stephen King’s iconic IT property with two big screen movies and a prequel television series that is wrapping up its […]

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Andy Muschietti Still Hopes to Make 6+ Hour Extended Supercut of ‘IT’ and ‘IT: Chapter Two’

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Way back in 2019, you may recall, director Andy Muschietti had been floating the idea of a massive, extended “supercut” of both IT movies, which would include unseen deleted scenes from both along with (potentially) brand new scenes that haven’t even been filmed yet. “It would probably be around six hours and a half,” Muschietti had been […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Six

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WARNING: The Following contains major spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry episode six. As we near the first season finale of It: Welcome to Derry, classic references to Stephen King’s 1986 novel abound. Episode 6, “In the Name of the Father,” sees the 1962 version of the Losers’ Club begin to solidify, placing these likeable characters […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Five

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WARNING: The Following contains major spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry episode five. As promised in last week’s installment of It: Welcome to Derry, episode five, “29 Neibolt Street,” not only takes us inside the notorious house, but also into the sewers below. Though Hallorann (Chris Chalk) and team may arrive via the house’s namesake […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Four

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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for episode four of It: Welcome to Derry. As we near the midpoint of It: Welcome to Derry season one, the lore deepens and fan favorite characters begin coming together. Episode four, “The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet’s Function,” not only provides an origin story for the titular […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Two

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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for It, It: Chapter Two, and It: Welcome to Derry. The inaugural episode of It: Welcome to Derry introduced us to the sinister town via a lumbering, airborne mutant baby slaughtering a theaterful of screaming kids. Episode 2, “The Thing in the Dark,” debuts a strangely charming opening credits […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode One

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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for It, It: Chapter Two, and It: Welcome to Derry. Many Constant Readers believe that, despite publishing more than eighty titles in the last fifty years, Stephen King is actually writing a single, massive novel. His sprawling worlds may twist through a multitude of dimensions, but many of his […]

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Andy Muschietti Teases the Black & White Action-Horror Movie He Hopes to Make Someday

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Siblings Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti have become power players in the horror field with films including Mama, IT: Chapter One and IT: Chapter Two under their belt, and they’re next making their mark on television with a return to the world of Stephen King with HBO Max series “IT: Welcome to Derry,” a prequel […]

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‘They Will Kill You’ – Zazie Beetz Starring in Horror Movie Produced by the Muschiettis

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It was announced back in March that Skydance was launching a new horror label titled Nocturna, partnering with Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti (It, It: Chapter Two) on the genre venture. We had been told when the deal was first inked, “the Muschiettis will co-own the label and will run its creative direction.” What’s Nocturna working on, […]

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Nocturna – Skydance Launching an All-Horror Label With Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti!

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Every studio wants a piece of the profitable horror pie and it looks like Skydance is no exception. THR reports that Skydance is forming the brand new horror division Nocturna, and they’re partnering with Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti (It, It: Chapter Two)! THR notes in their report, “the Muschiettis will co-own the label and […]

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Hot For Monsters: Horror’s Most Crush-Worthy Beasts [1989 Week]

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Presented by Lisa Frankenstein, 1989 Week is dialing the clock back to the crossroads year for the genre with a full week of features that dig six feet under into the year. Today, Jenn Adams tears a page from the new horror comedy and thirsts on threats similar to Lisa’s Creature. Everybody loves a bad […]

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Who Is Clint Bowers? Andy Muschietti Shares First “Welcome to Derry” Behind the Scenes Photo

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Filming kicked off this month on the HBO Max series “Welcome to Derry,” an official prequel to the two Stephen King-based IT movies from Andy Muschietti. Taking to Instagram over the weekend, Muschietti shared a first-look behind the scenes photo from the set. The photo, which you’ll find below, shows us the office door of Derry’s Chief of Police […]

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