The Many Horror References Lurking Within the Series Finale of ‘Stranger Things’ [Spoilers]

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Stranger Things, It, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, and Game of Thrones. In the end, Stranger Things remained what it has always been, a love letter to outcasts and fans of genre fiction. The show that once ignited Easter egg obsessives with a The Thing poster hanging in […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Funko Toy Line Includes Periwinkle, Pickle Dad & Bloody Pennywise

Funko is paying tribute to several memorable moments and characters from the first season of “IT: Welcome to Derry” with a brand new toy line that’s been unveiled this week. This first wave of “IT: Welcome to Derry” toys from Funko is now up for pre-order, with the toys expected to begin shipping out within […]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Review – Pennywise Prequel Brings Familiar Freakshow Back to Town

Expansion goes awry in prequel series It: Welcome to Derry. Set 27 years before the Losers Club first confronted the child-eating trans-dimensional entity, and 54 years before they’d return as adults to destroy it for good, not much has changed in Stephen King‘s fictional Maine town. To bypass the prequel’s narrative constraints, developed by Andy Muschietti […]

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‘Terrifier 3’ by Rhys Cooper, ‘IT’ by Hugo Richard On Sale Tomorrow at Bottleneck Gallery

Bottleneck Gallery has unveiled a killer clown double feature with new posters for Terrifier 3 by Rhys Cooper and IT by Hugo Richard. Terrifer 3 is an 18×36 screen print, hand-numbered out of 100, for $60. A 3D lenticular print on 18×36 1mm PET, limited to 85, will also be available for $90. Bottleneck writes, […]

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Pennywise Won’t Appear in ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Until Later in the Season

Bill Skarsgård will return as Pennywise in “IT: Welcome to Derry,” but don’t expect to see the dancing clown until later in season. “It is a shapeshifting creature, and in the movies there’s only so much space to see those non-Pennywise manifestations,” co-showrunner Jason Fuchs tells EW. Director and co-creator Andy Muschietti, who likens the […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Spawns a Massive Merch Line Including Toys, Makeup & Clothing! [Exclusive]

One of the hottest new horror arrivals of the Halloween season is the premiere of HBO Original Series “IT: Welcome to Derry” on HBO and HBO Max on October 26, and while you wait, Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products is previewing their massive line of merch tied to the series. Launching through fall just in […]

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Visit the Town Everyone’s Dying to See on a New ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Poster

The new artwork for “It: Welcome to Derry” evokes vintage Americana in the style of a Norman Rockwell painting — but with a sinister twist. Visit the town everyone’s dying to see when the eight-episode prequel series premieres on Sunday, October 26, at 9pm ET/PT on HBO and HBO Max. Serving as an expansion of […]

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