Halloween is behind us, but the scares are going to keep coming thanks to IT: Welcome to Derry. The prequel series is Andy Muschietti's latest book-to-screen adaptation, airing new episodes on HBO (and streaming with a HBO Max subscription). After Welcome to Derry's bloody season premiere I started recommending it to everyone in my life, and their reactions to tuning in have absolutely given me life.
While I wish Welcome to Derry premiered earlier in October, the quality and terror of the first two episodes have definitely made the wait worth it. I was absolutely floored by the end of Episode 1, which saw most of the young cast we'd been following brutally murdered by that winged baby creature. After catching my breath, I started sharing my love for Muschietti's series, and I felt so validated by how my loved ones responded to the show.
