Talk:It (monster)

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I'm removing mentions of the Grinning Man; I've never heard of it, Stephen King has never mentioned it, and Wikipedia has no record of it. Any conclusion that Pennywise may be based on such an apparently obscure reference seems to be the article author's personal interpretation, unless he can provide references.

Three things:

  • IIRC the deadlights have an indescribable color that's sort of black and white at the same time. As opposed to orange.
  • Bob Gray, along with the Pennywise character, was a Swedish immigrant in Derry's early days who probably got eaten by It. Neither of the names have anything to do with Its true identity.
  • I'd argue Its natural form isn't the spider, but the city of Derry itself. Invisible Queen 00:01, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
  • In the movie, IT has no power over you (and you can't see it or what it does) if you don't believe in it at all (as he told Henry Bowers) and later when one of the adults from the loser's club confronts his dead brother's "ghost" created by it, which he dispells by disbelieving in IT. 68.112.252.6 02:47, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Also, the thing in 1903 isn't the first contact IT has with humans, it's mentioned by the black guy that a group of settlers disappeared in the 17th/18th century 68.112.252.6 02:49, 30 May 2006 (UTC)


Regarding the postscript: Isn't that first bit (about the clown looking at him from the sewers) from the Tommyknockers? Dynayellow 04:45, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it was from Tommyknockers, and there were some alienized kids who thought they saw Pennywise.
Also: Bob Gray -- Mister Gray relation from Dreamcatcher? Ketin Porta 21:22, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

As for merging it with the general It article, I'd say keep 'em seperate, as it makes them clearer. Dynayellow 04:53, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

I think someone needs to italicise each occurance of the title in the entry.. --^pirate 23:29, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

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