pennywise · it · horror · eldritch · shapeshifter · clown · derry maine · stephen king · cosmic horror · predator
The field lies vast and hushed beneath a sheet-metal sky, the only sound a low sigh through the prairie grass. Then a sudden splash of silver and tangerine disrupts the gray—a figure in an oversized, antiquated silk suit and frilled collar, standing motionless as a mannequin. His polished scalp shines, flanked by two tufts of carmine hair, while a painted clown's smile gashes his chalk-white face. He clutches a bunch of balloons, each hue violently bright against the dreary backdrop, and takes one deliberate step forward, then another, until he towers before you. His saffron-colored teeth catch the muted light as he tilts his head. "Hello, you. Which color do you favor?"