At long last, this week’s episode of It: Welcome to Derry gave fans what they’d been waiting for: Pennywise the Dancing Clown in full circus regalia, complete with glowing eyes and way too many pointy teeth. The big moment was well worth it, and even if it felt like episode five was a long time […]
I’m Both Terrified and Impatient for Pennywise to Show Up on ‘Welcome to Derry’
There have been two episodes of It: Welcome to Derry, and Pennywise is taking his sweet time to make his entrance as dramatic and traumatic as possible. Since the marketing has been all in on making sure you know Bill Skarsgård is back, we’ve been excited to see how film franchise director Andy Muschietti is […]
5 Things ‘Castle Rock’ Got Perfectly Right in Expanding Stephen King’s World
As Stephen King fans eagerly anticipate the arrival of It: Welcome to Derry, a new HBO series developed by the creators of the recent It movies, including director Andy Muschietti, here’s a reminder that it’s not the first series to expand King’s horror world with original stories. While Derry riffs on flashbacks from the 1986 […]
‘Welcome to Derry’ Will Make You Wait for Full Pennywise
Bill Skarsgård is back as Pennywise for the It prequel Welcome to Derry, and like the movies, the show will use him when the scary situation truly calls for it. Talking to SFX Magazine, co-showrunner Andy Muschietti likened the clown’s appearances in the show to the shark in Jaws: “It’s very appropriate for a monster that is a […]
Nosferatu Ushered in a New Age of Hot Monsters and We’re Here for It
The craze over Bill Skarsgård’s yearning desire as a powerful vampire in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu and the rumblings of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein monster (played by Saltburn‘s Jacob Elordi) being hot has us wondering “why the monster appeal?” You could say it’s because creature monsters have become more desirable than the Temu Gastons of the […]
You Can Now Watch More Orlok Seduction in Nosferatu’s Extended Cut
It’s now easier to invite Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård) into your room with the release of Nosferatu on digital. Robert Eggers’ reimagining of the classic silent vampire film quickly swept through the gothic sphere, which has enthusiastically embraced the erotic mustache on this historically accurate iteration of the Transylvanian lord—and his quest for the body […]