It is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. The story follows the lives of seven children as they are terrorized by the demonic clown being, which exploits the fears and phobias of its victims in order to disguise itself while hunting its prey. "It" primarily appears in the form of a clown in order to attract its preferred prey of young children.
The novel is told through narratives alternating between two time periods, and is largely told in the third-person mode. It deals with themes that eventually became King staples: the power of memory, childhood trauma, and the ugliness lurking behind a traditional small-town values.
The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1987, and received nominations for the Locus and World Fantasy Awards that same year.[1]Publishers Weekly listed It as the best-selling book in the United States in 1986.
Popular versions of the novel have been made from a 1990 miniseries and a duology movie series: It Chapter One (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019). A prequel TV series based on the first two movies for the streaming service HBO Max titled Welcome to Derry is officially in development.
Carrie (1974) •'Salem's Lot (1975) •The Shining (1977) •The Stand (1978) •The Dead Zone (1979) •Firestarter (1980) •Cujo (1981) •Christine (1983) •Pet Sematary (1983) •Cycle of the Werewolf (1983) •The Talisman (1984; with Peter Straub) •It (1986) •The Eyes of the Dragon (1987) •Misery (1987) •The Tommyknockers (1987) •The Dark Half (1989) •Needful Things (1991) •Gerald's Game (1992) •Dolores Claiborne (1992) •Insomnia (1994) •Rose Madder (1995) •The Green Mile (1996) •Desperation (1996) •Bag of Bones (1998) •The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999) •Dreamcatcher (2001) •Black House (2001; with Peter Straub) •From a Buick 8 (2002) •The Colorado Kid (2005) •Cell (2006) •Lisey's Story (2006) •Duma Key (2008) •Under the Dome (2009) •Blockade Billy (2010) •11/22/63 (2011) •Dr. Sleep (201X)
The Gunslinger (1982) •The Drawing of the Three (1987) •The Waste Lands (1991) •Wizard and Glass (1997) •Wolves of the Calla (2003) •Song of Susannah (2004) •The Dark Tower (2004) •The Wind Through the Keyhole (2012)
Sorry, Right Number (1988) •Golden Years (1991) •It (1991) •The Stand (1994) •The Shining (1997) •
"Chinga" (1998; with Chris Carter) •Storm of the Century (1999) •Rose Red (2002) •Kingdom Hospital (2004) •Desperation (2006)
Collaborations with musicians
Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1997; with Michael Jackson) •Black Ribbons (2010; with Shooter Jennings) •Ghost Brothers of Darkland County (2012; with John Mellencamp)
Graphic novels
Creepshow (1982) •The Dark Tower (2007) •The Stand (2008) •The Talisman (2009) •American Vampire (2010) •N. (2010) •Road Rage (2012)
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Books about Stephen King •
Tabitha King •
Naomi King •Joe Hill •
Owen King •Peter Straub •
Rock Bottom Remainders •
Dollar Baby •It •
Jerusalem's Lot •
Castle Rock, Maine •
Derry, Maine •The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red