People remaking Stephen King movies is about as common as, well, people making Stephen King movies in the first place. For every new adaptation of a King story we see out there, there’s at least one or two new spins on something that’s already happened. For every The Life of Chuck, there’s a new Firestarter […]
11 Freaky Sci-Fi Hive Minds From Movies and TV
In Pluribus, Apple TV’s new sci-fi series, an alien virus takes over Earth and connects every human into a singular hive mind—with the exception of Carol (Rhea Seehorn) and a handful of others across the globe. When a desperate Carol reaches out to a few of them, she’s shocked by how unbothered they are. The […]
The ‘Welcome to Derry’ Premiere Was HBO’s Third-Biggest Hit
HBO’s genre dramas are often a big deal, and so far, Welcome to Derry is no exception. Per the Hollywood Reporter, the first episode of the It prequel amassed 5.7 million cross-platform viewers over three days. It’s the third-biggest series debut in HBO history, coming behind the pilots for 2022’s House of the Dragon and The Last of Us […]
Stephen King Gave His Blessing for ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ to Do Whatever It Wanted
Stephen King hasn’t always been supportive of adaptations of his works that make major changes to them—Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is the best-known example. But he’s also not unilaterally opposed to alterations; he was a fan of Cujo‘s more upbeat ending and was an even bigger fan of The Mist‘s far more devastating conclusion. Most […]
Meet the New Characters of ‘It: Welcome to Derry’—Plus One Returning Stephen King Favorite
It: Welcome to Derry will be floating into your nightmares very soon, and while the kids—Pennywise’s favorite feast—will be front and center, adult characters also take a prominent role in the story. Most folks we meet have been created for the HBO series, which is set in 1962 and is a prequel to the events […]
The Creative Minds Behind ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Tease the Return of Pennywise
As Stephen King fans well know, Pennywise the Dancing Clown emerges every 27 years to feast on the people of Derry, especially the younger generation. That’s why It: Welcome to Derry takes place in 1962, 27 years before the 1989 events of Andy Muschietti’s 2017 It feature film, and 54 years before the 2016 setting […]
The 10 Scariest Stephen King Adaptations, Ranked
It: Welcome to Derry hits HBO October 26, bringing Pennywise the Clown out of the sewer to feast on a new generation of children. It remains to be seen if Derry will rank among the scariest Stephen King adaptations—we have a feeling it might—but there are still plenty of chilling movies and TV releases that […]
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Creators Know the Opening Scene Will Shock You
We’re just a few weeks away from the arrival of It: Welcome to Derry, but fans at San Diego Comic-Con this summer and this past weekend’s New York Comic Con have gotten some early glimpses of what to expect from the Stephen King series. At SDCC, HBO revealed the show’s very first scene, and io9 […]
Is the Massive Forehead of This Human Pennywise Figure a ‘Welcome to Derry’ Spoiler?
Horror fans have a pretty good idea of what to expect from Pennywise the Clown. The Stephen King creation takes many forms, but he exists to inspire terror in his victims before demolishing them, and his most effective and recognizable guise involves a frilly costume, glowing eyes, and a mouth full of way too many […]
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 […]