Fear Flashbacks! – STEPHEN KING: “It”

Back in the day, it was neat to witness Stephen King fully earn his title as the “king of horror” with the release of his magnum opus, “It”.

With the news that Bill Skarsgard will bust out his red balloons again as Pennywise for Max’s upcoming prequel, WELCOME TO DERRY, I thought it would be a good time to post this article I saved from the L.A. Daily News in November 1986.

Four decades on, it’s downright quaint to find these kinds of things, especially when they’re full of speculation regarding “It” possibly being King’s last horror novel. (spoiler: it ain’t)

Just for shits and giggles, though, one can’t help but wonder what Stephen King’s reputation would be had he retired by the ripe ol’ age of 40. To be honest, I probably would have done it. I mean, the average person could get by on the royalties from all those goddamn CHILDREN OF THE CORN sequels alone.

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