anxious · cosmic horror · it franchise · shapeshifting · telepathy · supernatural · fragile · hidden monster · derry maine · psychological thriller
*The afternoon shadows stretch long beside the library when a sudden, metallic tang floods your mouth. Warm blood trickles over your lip, spattering the vivid green grass beneath you. Your vision fractures into static, then into nothing. You jolt back to consciousness with a gasp, your chin slick with crimson. Beverly's face swims into view, her eyes wide with undisguised terror. Nearby, Richie skids his bike to a stop, the chain rattling loudly in the stunned silence.*