It it’s one of my favorites Stephen King horror stories and Pennywise The Clown may be one of the most terrifying monsters ever created. Clowns in general are scary as hell, but with Pennywise he took the nightmare of clowns to a whole new level!
For those of you who have ever wondered where the direct inspiration for Pennywise The Clown came from, King shared a story of going to the circus as a child and explained how he saw clowns and also what he saw when he observed the reactions that other children. they had to be clowns.
While a guest on Late night with Conan O’Brien in 2005, King shared:
“As a child, going to the circus, there were 12 grown people all huddled out of a small, tiny car, their faces were completely white, their mouths were red, as if they were full of blood, they” are all screaming, their eyes are huge. What’s wrong? I started watching children. The kids are all terrified of them and the parents are all like, ‘Aren’t clowns funny, Johnny ?!’ and Johnny says, “No, get me out of here! These people are all crazy!” Because they look monstrous and children are really afraid of them. “
This is where Pennywise was born in Stephen King’s mind, and unleashed holy terror in his novel It. There have been two iterations of that clown coming to life once Tim Curry and once Bill Skarsgard, and both versions were absolutely crazy! Curry is still my favorite, though.
King also shared a shocking experience on a flight where Ronald McDonald got on the plane, sat right next to King, started smoking, and ordered a gin and tonic. One thought that crossed King’s mind was that if the plane crashed, he would die sitting next to a clown.
Via: / Film
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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