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It, also known as Pennywise, Robert 'Bob' Gray, and Pennywise the Dancing Clown, is the titular antagonist in Stephen King's 1986 horror novel It.The character is an ancient, trans-dimensional malevolent entity who preys upon the children (and sometimes adults) of Derry, Maine, roughly every 27 years, using a variety of powers that include the ability of shapeshifting and manipulation of reality.
Bill is too sick to accompany Georgie outside, so he helps him make the boat and sends him on his way. The boat ends up falling down a storm drain, much to Georgie's dismay. Georgie then encounters an evil clown monster (called "Pennywise") in the storm drain (who offers him a red balloon) and tells him about how people float down in the sewers.
Similarly to It, we see kids riding bikes and an eerie hand appearing to pull a young boy into water—and one of Pennywise's trademark red balloons. We also hear a voice, actor unseen, saying ...
It is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It was King's 22nd book and the 17th novel written under his own name. The story follows the experiences of seven preteens as they are terrorized by an evil entity that exploits the fears of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey.
Bill Skarsgård's twisted Pennywise performance had a lasting grip on his psyche. The actor played the demented clown in the two recent adaptations of Stephen King's IT , released in 2017 and 2019.
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Collins and James Smythe of The Guardian claimed the miniseries to have a cult status, [139] [140] Smythe using Curry's portrayal as the main reason: "To this day, it's Pennywise that people turn to if you ask them to picture a scary clown. Far more people than ever read the book have seen pictures of Curry's Pennywise, or have watched clips ...
The first-look image of Skarsgård as Pennywise debuted online in July 2016, more than a year before the first “It” movie opened in theaters in September 2017.