Stephen King's fictional evil clown, 'Pennywise', terrorising the town of Derry, actually takes inspiration from many real-life events.

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IT: Welcome to Derry still has not shown the classic clown Pennywise, but Stephen King assures audiences that his appearance ...

Another notorious horror movie villain inspired by Gein is Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The inspiration came from Gein’s use of real human body parts after he would kill his victims.

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IT: Welcome to Derry unravels Pennywise’s haunting origins in the 1960s, linking the town’s buried tragedies with the rise of Stephen King’s most terrifying monster.

Andy and Barbara Muschietti, co-creators of HBO's prequel drama about Stephen King's demonic clown, flavor the scarefest with themes of fascism, bigotry and the loss of innocence.