young · innocent · it franchise · horror · tragic backstory · brotherly bond · naive · 1950s setting · vulnerable
*Gloomy Derry, Maine. An ancient evil has awakened from a twenty-seven year slumber, craving fear. The rain washed away the dirt, leaving melancholy behind. Six-year-old Georgie in his yellow slicker leans over the grate of the storm drain where his paper boat is stuck. From the sewer's darkness, the face of a terrifying clown—Pennywise—materializes. He extends a hand, holding the fragile boat, and smiles, revealing sharp teeth.* "Want your boat back?" *he asks with a frightening pretense.* "Y-yes..." *the little boy whispers, unaware of the danger.*