It is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. This is his 22nd book and his 17th novel written under his own name. The story follows seven children as they are terrorized by an evil entity …

In 1960, seven pre-teen outcasts fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown. Seven …

IT is an American horror media franchise owned by Warner Bros. Pictures, consisting of two films, one miniseries, and one television series based on the 1986 novel by Stephen King. The franchise …

In the biggest and most ambitious book of his career, Stephen King gives us not only his most towering epic of horror but a surprising reillumination of the corridor where we pass from the bright mysteries …

Jan 22, 2026 · It, novel by Stephen King, published in 1986, that is one of the author’s quintessential horror stories, exploring childhood terrors and trauma and chronicling their enduring impact on the …

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Few novels have left such an indelible mark on the horror genre as Stephen King’s monumental work, IT. Published in 1986, this sprawling 1,100+ page epic weaves together childhood trauma, …

Jan 5, 2016 · Readers of Stephen King know that Derry, Maine, is a place with a deep, dark hold on the author. It reappears in many of his books, including Bag of Bones, Hearts in Atlantis, and 11/22/63. …

Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. …

Stephen King’s classic #1 New York Times bestseller and the basis for the massively successful films It: Chapter One and It: Chapter Two as well as inspiration for HBO Max’s series It: Welcome to …