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It: Welcome to Derry episode 4 explained – What is the Galloo? How did Pennywise come to Derry?

It's pretty book accurate

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It: Welcome to Derry episode 3 –How does The Shining connect to the Stephen King prequel series?

Let's just say...Dick Hallorann isn't like other Derry residents

Total Film

48 Years Later, HBO's 'It' Prequel Fixes Stephen King's Laziest Trope

'Welcome to Derry' fixes the worst habit of the Stephen King universe by reintroducing 'The Shining's Dick Hallorann as a fully fleshed-out character.

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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

The best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more

Check out our guide to the best movies and shows streaming this week, November 10–November 16

Total Film

‘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.

Tom’s Guide

‘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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Stephen King reveals the IT: Welcome to Derry scene that "sticks in [his] mind" and it involves pickles

That terrifying pickle scene affected Stephen King, too

Total Film

I Didn't Have Ed Sheeran Going Full Pennywise On My Bingo Card For Halloween 2025, But Some Celebs Are Pulling Out The Stops

Celebs went big this Halloween, and we're loving it!

Cinemablend

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

Total Film

It: Welcome to Derry episode 2 –Who are the skeletons in the car, and how do they connect to the Bradley Gang?

Derry's sinister history is only getting deeper in It: Welcome to Derry episode 2

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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?

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It: Welcome to Derry showrunners say adding The Shining's Dick Hallorann to the new Stephen King spin-off was "all about staying authentic to the book": "We became amateur Derry historians"

Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane talk writing Dick Hallorann into the Pennywise prequel

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

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35 years on, It miniseries composer reveals the unlikely inspiration behind one of his most sinister tracks: Disneyland

Disneyland inspired composer Richard Bellis' score in the 1990 It miniseries

The Guardian - UK

It: Welcome to Derry review – the demonic, liver-eating baby in this Stephen King prequel is horrifying

This series, set prior to the 2017 Pennywise-starring movie is a gory, mystery-packed horror, which is full of all of King’s favourite topics. It’s solidly entertaining stuff, if not the best ever adaptation of his work

Total Film

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

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

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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's Premiere Is Full Of Stephen King Easter Eggs, And My Favorite Involves Bathroom Graffiti

The first episode has so many great Stephen King references.

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.

Cinemablend

New And Upcoming Horror TV Shows: From Anne Rice And Stephen King To Jason Voorhees And Stranger Things

Beware these terrifying upcoming horror TV shows.

Tom’s Guide

How to watch 'IT: Welcome to Derry' — stream the horror series online from anywhere

Stephen King-approved horror series just in time for Halloween. Nightmares incoming. Here's how to watch "IT: Welcome to Derry" online from anywhere.

The Independent UK

Kyiv unleashes Halloween a week early with an afternoon rave in photos

Partiers kicked off Halloween early with a costumed rave that packed a Kyiv concert hall with hundreds of revelers dressed as Pennywise, the Joker, Medusa and more. The daytime techno bash, complete with an on site tattoo parlor, art installations and bean bag lounges, started hours before sunset to beat…

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