It: Welcome to Derry wrapped up its first season earlier this week, and while horror hounds wait to hear whether HBO will make good on that “Chapter One” end-title card and announce a “Chapter Two,” NECA has revealed another figure from the show to add to your Pennywise collection. Step right up, children: this clown […]
7 Burning Questions We Have After the ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Finale
From its gory first episode—which started and ended with kids falling victim to the fearsome entity known as Pennywise the Clown—It: Welcome to Derry let viewers know to expect no-holds-barred horror. And it certainly delivered; we’ll never look at a jar of pickles the same way again. Based on Stephen King’s It, the show was […]
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Star Taylour Paige Wasn’t Happy With Her Character’s Big Choice
Since It: Welcome to Derry began, we knew that Will Hanlon (Blake Cameron James) was destined to become the father of Mike Hanlon, a member of the Losers Club in the main It story. The Hanlon family, including Will’s mother, Charlotte (Taylour Paige), and his father, Major Leroy Hanlon (Jovan Adepo), relocates to Maine thanks […]
The 12 Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror TV Shows of 2025
io9 watched a lot of TV this year. And while we enjoyed a great deal of what we saw, these 12 shows—listed in alphabetical order below—impressed us the most. They all took creative risks while boasting exciting storytelling and stellar performances (including, as it happens, stellar turns by three different members of the Skarsgård family). […]
The Two ‘It’ Movies May Finally Get Their Extended Cut
As audiences rave over It: Welcome to Derry, the two It films that preceded it may make a comeback. During a recent Reddit AMA, director Andy Muschietti was asked about his previously discussed “extended cut” that combined his duology into a single (and pretty long) movie. He first talked about this back in 2019 prior to It Chapter Two, […]
Who’s the Worst Villain on ‘It: Welcome to Derry’? Take Your Pick
Kids being menaced by supernatural monsters is nothing new in horror, but it sure does seem to be happening a lot lately. Most recently, we’ve gotten reacquainted with Stranger Things‘ Vecna, now featuring military backup he didn’t ask for but is certainly using to his advantage. But now, just a little over a week past […]
Shawn Levy Reveals Some Big Changes Made to ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’
James Gunn discusses his priorities when it comes to bringing Batman to the DCU. Steven Spielberg’s mystery UFO movie may get a first look soon. Plus, what’s coming on It: Welcome to Derry. To me, my spoilers! Zombois Deadline reports Daria Berenato, Tuc Watkins, Thomas Dekker, Brenna D’Amico, Adam Huss, and Aaron Goldenberg will star in […]
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Just Shared a Creepy Backstory for One of Its Most Mysterious Characters
Last week on It: Welcome to Derry, we learned some important new details about Madeleine Stowe’s character Ingrid, the head housekeeper at Juniper Hill Asylum who befriends the troubled Lilly Bainbridge (Clara Stack). Even when Lilly’s no longer a patient, she seeks out the kindly older woman for comfort and advice—and why not, considering Derry […]
What’s the Deal With Hallorann’s Terrifying Box on ‘It: Welcome to Derry’?
In the most recent episode of It: Welcome to Derry, we saw various characters—heavily armed Air Force guys, a member of the local Indigenous community wielding an alien dagger, and a group of awkward young teens—slip into the sewers under 29 Neibolt Street in search of you-know-who. We know they’re chasing an entity that delights […]
Now That Pennywise Has Arrived on ‘It: Welcome to Derry,’ Bob Gray Is Close Behind
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 […]










