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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 […] The post The Many Horror References Lurking Within the Series Finale of ‘Stranger Things’ [Spoilers] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Jenn Adams
1 min read

‘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 […] The post ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Funko Toy Line Includes Periwinkle, Pickle Dad & Bloody Pennywise appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
9 min read

‘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 […] The post ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Stephen King Connections & References in Season One’s Finale appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Jenn Adams
9 min read

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 […] The post Five Burning Questions Ahead of the ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Season Finale appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Jenn Adams
3 min read

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 […] The post Andy Muschietti Still Hopes to Make 6+ Hour Extended Supercut of ‘IT’ and ‘IT: Chapter Two’ appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
7 min read

‘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 […] The post ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Six appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Jenn Adams
7 min read

‘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 […] The post ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Five appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Jenn Adams
7 min read

‘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 […] The post ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Four appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Jenn Adams
6 min read

‘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 […] The post ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Two appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Jenn Adams
6 min read

‘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 […] The post ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode One appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Jenn Adams
4 min read

‘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 […] The post ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Review – Pennywise Prequel Brings Familiar Freakshow Back to Town appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
1 min read

‘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, […] The post ‘Terrifier 3’ by Rhys Cooper, ‘IT’ by Hugo Richard On Sale Tomorrow at Bottleneck Gallery appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Alex DiVincenzo
2 min read

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 […] The post Pennywise Won’t Appear in ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Until Later in the Season appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Alex DiVincenzo
7 min read

‘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 […] The post ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Spawns a Massive Merch Line Including Toys, Makeup & Clothing! [Exclusive] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
2 min read

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 […] The post Visit the Town Everyone’s Dying to See on a New ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Poster appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Alex DiVincenzo
2 min read

‘Welcome to Derry’ – First Images from the ‘IT’ Prequel Series Head Back to 1962

HBO returns to the world of Stephen King’s horror classic IT with the nine episode prequel series “Welcome to Derry,” and Entertainment Weekly shares the first images today. Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs are on board the Pennywise prequel project from Warner Bros. Television, with Muschietti set to direct several episodes. “Welcome to Derry” will kick off […] The post ‘Welcome to Derry’ – First Images from the ‘IT’ Prequel Series Head Back to 1962 appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
2 min read

A24’s “Crystal Lake” Lands New Showrunner for ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel TV Series

Plans for A24 and Peacock’s planned Friday the 13th television series “Crystal Lake” derailed earlier this year, with showrunner Bryan Fuller‘s (“Hannibal”) departure leaving the project in limbo. Deadline reports that the project is back on track, enlisting Brad Caleb Kane (It: Welcome to Derry) as the new showrunner. Kane will serve as the series’ creator, showrunner, writer and executive producer. To […] The post A24’s “Crystal Lake” Lands New Showrunner for ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel TV Series appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
2 min read

HBO Shares Bloody New Teaser Footage for “Welcome to Derry”

HBO returns to the world of Stephen King’s horror classic IT with the upcoming prequel series “Welcome to Derry,” being unleashed on both HBO and Max sometime next year. Watch a short bit of brand new teaser footage below… Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (“Watchmen”), Chris Chalk (“Perry Mason”), James Remar (Oppenheimer), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge) and Stephen Rider (Daredevil) will star in the upcoming series, […] The post HBO Shares Bloody New Teaser Footage for “Welcome to Derry” appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
6 min read

Celebrating 6 of the Scariest Stop-Motion Effects in Horror

Stop-motion animation is responsible for some of the most heartwarming moments in the history of film, but even the most ardent fan of Claymation has to admit that there’s something inherently uncanny about puppetry where you can’t see the strings. The very act of bringing an inanimate humanoid figure to life recalls spooky tales of […] The post Celebrating 6 of the Scariest Stop-Motion Effects in Horror appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Luiz H. C.
2 min read

“Welcome to Derry” Adds Rudy Mancuso to Cast in Key Recurring Role

The cast for HBO Original series “Welcome to Derry” continues to grows larger this week, with Deadline reporting that Rudy Mancuso (The Flash) has been set for a key recurring role. “Welcome to Derry” is said to include the origin story of Pennywise the Clown, with Bill Skarsgård reprising his role. “The series will begin in the […] The post “Welcome to Derry” Adds Rudy Mancuso to Cast in Key Recurring Role appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro