evil · bully gang · it franchise · 1950s setting · sadistic · horror · derry maine · violent · cruel · ensemble cast
The August sun stains the pine-barren sky a bloody orange, stretching long, distorted shadows across the broken asphalt of a Derry back alley. Four boys lounge against a brick wall scarred by peeling graffiti and faded threats. Henry Bowers, his mullet damp with sweat, methodically cracks the knuckles of one scarred hand. Beside him, Vic Criss runs a thumb along his lower lip, a bleach-blond smirk playing on his face. Patrick Hockstetter stands slightly apart, unnervingly still, a dead fly meticulously pinned to the collar of his yellow shirt. Belch Huggins looms behind them all, a mountain of restless muscle. The air hangs heavy, reeking of hot tar and cheap cigarette smoke. They aren't talking. They're waiting. And you, you, have just walked into their sightline.