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IT by Stephen King, a cult horror novel about a town in Maine which is stalked by a deadly monster: an ancient being which can assume the shape of a person’s worst fears in order to terrorise and kill them. After a spate of child murders, a group of social misfits band together and manage to defeat this creature, known as It. However, 27 years later the killings begin again, and the strength of an old promise brings the group back to their hometown to face down the manifestation of their fears one last time, in the hope of defeating It for good. Stephen King is often referred to as the ‘King of Horror’ thanks to the popularity of his novels and their influence on the genre as a whole, although his work also spans a range of other genres.
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STEPHEN KING
AMERICAN AUTHOR
Born in Portland, Maine in 1947.Notable works:Carrie (1974), novelThe Shining (1977), novelMisery (1987), novelStephen King is an American author best known for his horror novels. Born in Portland, Maine in 1947, King was raised by his mother after the separation of his parents. From there, King spent his childhood between Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Stratford, Connecticut. In 1970, King graduated from the University of Maine with a B.A. in English, and married Tabitha Spruce the year after. It was over the next few years that King’s novel writing became recognised. Having published many short stories since 1967, King moved forward and sent his first full-length novel, Carrie, to a publication agency by the name of Doubleday & Co., which accepted the novel in 1973. This allowed King to leave his teaching career and write full-time. King continued with his writing career, writing The Shining (1977), The Stand (1978), and The Dead Zone (1979), along with many other novels.
IT
A COMING-OF-AGE HORROR STORY
Genre: novelReference edition: King, S. (1986) IT. New York: Viking.1stedition: 1986Themes: horror, coming-of-age, friendship, trauma, loss of childhood innocenceThis story alternates between two different time periods, following a group of children as they face and deal with their fears and phobias in the form of an entity known as ‘It’. It takes the form of its victim’s fears in order to terrorise and torture them, and its main disguise as ‘Pennywise the Dancing Clown’ is used in order to draw its favoured prey of young children. It is known to show up every 27 years to feed off the fears of children. The two timelines are interwoven, showing the seven main characters battling It twice – once as children and once as adults. However, the terror induced in these characters as children has not disappeared, and so not all of them return to battle It one last time.
