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equels. S
cared? You
ithout Stephen King, there
would be a mile-wide hole in
the horror genre. As the 71-year-
old silverback of supernatural
fiction, the US author’s books have sold 350
million copies, spawned endless movie
adaptations – and given the planet a lifelong
fear of clowns, cats and deserted hotels.
Now, get ready for another round of King
spin-offs, as we hide behind our popcorn
buckets for It Chapter Two and Doctor Sleep... creation, rising from the sewers ever
y 27
years to kill the children of a sinister
New
England town. In the first chapter,
the
members of the Losers Club fought
back
and almost vanquished this ancient
evil
– now they return as adults to finis
h the job.
But it won’t be easy: Skarsgård has
said that
this time around, Pennywise is “scar
ier
and angrier”, and in a town where
even
sweet old ladies have dark secrets,
the
gang will need all their smarts to surv
ive.
Fears of a clown
The shapeshifting devil-clown Pennywise
(Bill Skarsgård) is arguably King’s creepiest Let it Shine
Ever wondered what happened to
little
Danny Torrance after the events of
The
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