King’s 1986 novel, “It,” featured a monster who appears in human form as a murderous clown named Pennywise who terrorized a group of young children. Tim Curry memorably played the clown in a ...

As hysteria over creepy clown threats spreads across the country, the mastermind behind one of the most terrifying clowns in literary history is urging people to remember clowns aren't all bad. ...

Pennywise is an ancient cosmic being, not just a killer clown- operates on a Lovecraftian level of horror. Misconceptions about Pennywise dilute his psych-horror undertones in popular culture- his ...

Stephen King wanted Pennywise to be a clown because clowns terrify children. Coulrophobia, or the fear of clowns, had been around long before King began writing It in the early 1980s.

King threads these connections subtly, embedding Todash Space and the deadlights into the building blocks of the parasite, but to those who look deeper, the clown is just a mask — the real ...

Stephen King forever tied the image of the innocent clown to the epitome of horror with the release of his novel It, which was then turned into a mini-series in 1990.The folks behind The Stephen ...

The remake of Stephen King's "It" hits theaters this weekend, so let's ... News Sports Indy 500 Things To Do Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals. LIFE. The clown situation: Revisiting ...

Stephen King said Pennywise the Clown will be around forever. During a 2022 interview with Bloody Disgusting, King revealed that he viewed Pennywise as his sturdiest creation.