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The Running Man Easter eggs: all the Stephen King references we spotted in the new film

Did you spot these?

Total Film

How Stephen King’s Bachman stories are fuelling 2025’s dark cinematic moments

It has been a major year for Stephen King films. Four of his stories have hit cinemas in 2025: The Monkey, The Life of Chuck, The Long Walk and The Running Man. And two more have graced the small screen – The Institute and the Pennywise origin series It: Welcome…

The Conversation

‘It: Welcome to Derry’ episode 3 Easter eggs and hidden references, explained

“It: Welcome to Derry” episode 3 features a few hidden details and clever nods to Stephen King’s wider universe. Here’s all the references you might have missed.

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TV tonight: Tim Robinson’s office comedy just gets freakier and funnier

Ron’s conspiracy theory deep dive is leavened by some touching moments. Plus, nightmarish horror It: Welcome to Derry continues. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

IT: Welcome To Derry's Stars Reflect On The Pop Culture Impact Of Stephen King, And There Are Some Passionate Fans In The Cast

There are many, many reasons to love Stephen King.

Cinemablend

‘The book is full of enigmas and questions’: Welcome to Derry creators Barbara and Andy Muschietti on why the HBO horror series is more than just Pennywise

While viewers are no doubt keen to know more about Pennywise, Welcome to Derry will cover much more ground, according to the show's creators

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It: Welcome to Derry's cast of child actors had to face their fears when joining the Stephen King spin-off, and meeting Bill Skarsgard's Pennywise: "I think I almost crapped my pants"

Welcome to Derry's own Losers Club talks coming face-to-face with everyone's favorite dancing clown

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It: Welcome to Derry finale is going to leave you "destroyed," tease creators, who say there's a "trick" that’s tied to "the reason we're telling the story backwards"

"Nothing is what it seems" in the It prequel

Total Film

IT: Welcome to Derry's premiere pulled in 5.7 million viewers, making it HBO's third-best series debut behind House of the Dragon and The Last of Us

The Stephen King spin-off is breaking records

Total Film

IT: Welcome to Derry episode 2 – Who is Dick Hallorann and how does he connect to Pennywise?

Who is Chris Chalk's mysterious soldier in IT: Welcome to Derry season 2?

Total Film

What is Operation Precept in It: Welcome to Derry, and is it based on anything in the book?

The Muschiettis add an interesting subplot to all the murderous clowning around in It: Welcome to Derry

Total Film

There Are A Whole Bunch Of Cool Easter Eggs In IT: Welcome To Derry Episode 2, And I Love The Super Subtle Shining Detail The Most

This show is catnip for Stephen King fans.

Cinemablend

I Wanted To Know How The Welcome To Derry Team Approached Referencing Characters And Lore From The It Movies, And I'm Loving The Mike Hanlon Comparison

Cinemablend

Government spends £4.3m on legal defence of Soldier F

The former paratrooper was accused of the murder of two men during the events of Bloody Sunday in Londonderry in 1972.

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Cinemablend

IT: Welcome To Derry Is Already Unreal, But I've Got One Big Complaint For HBO

Am I alone here?

Total Film

HBO gives It: Welcome to Derry's poster a redesign following episode 1's shock ending – and well, our hearts are breaking all over again

It: Welcome to Derry's new poster officially introduces the horror spin-off's version of the Losers Club

Evening Standard

Eastwood to accept police warning as alternative to prosecution in parade case

The Foyle MP had been facing prosecution for taking part in an unnotified parade in Londonderry as part of a protest against the conflict in Gaza.

Marie Claire

Your Guide to the Cast of 'It: Welcome to Derry' and Who Plays Who in HBO's Stephen King Spinoff

From the kids seemingly being haunted by Pennywise to the adults investigating the town's mysteries.

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I thought IT: Welcome to Derry was going to be typical franchise nostalgia bait, but a perfect, bloody bait-and-switch in episode 1 proved me wrong

Opinion | IT: Welcome to Derry episode 1 pulls the rug out from under its audience in the best way

Tom’s Guide

'It: Welcome to Derry' episode 2 is getting an early release — but there's a catch

“IT: Welcome to Derry” episode 2 is being released early on Halloween. Here's how to watch it.

Total Film

The next episode of Stephen King prequel series IT: Welcome to Derry will hit air two days earlier this week, just in time for Halloween

Nothing says happy Halloween like Pennywise the clown

The Independent UK

IT: Welcome to Derry review – Make sure you have a cushion to hide behind

4/5 This prequel to the first movie in the Stephen King ‘IT’ franchise masterfully recreates the film’s atmosphere of fetid, rising dread – and there’s no shortage of gore

Cinemablend

IT: Welcome To Derry Premiere Live Blog: I'm Reacting To Leroy Hanlon's Arrival, Horrifying New Monsters And Those Shocking Deaths

A new generation of TV horror.

Total Film

It: Welcome to Derry Easter eggs and cameos: All the Stephen King and wider franchise references you might have missed

Here's all the nods to the It movies, Stephen King's books, and other pop culture references we found in It: Welcome to Derry

International Business Times UK

IT: Welcome To Derry Release Date: Where To Watch, How Is It Connected To The Films?

IT: Welcome to Derry has just been released and fans are raving about it.

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