IT Chapter 1 was released in 2017, but let's face it, we’re far from over the terrifying
demonic clown that is Pennywise.
IT Chapter 2 is set to be released on September 6th 2019, and has a STELLAR cast, including
the likes of, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, James McAvoy, and, of course, reprising his
role as Pennywise the dancing clown, Bill Skarsgard.
So, why not venture back to Chapter 1 to revisit the easter eggs we all missed, cos let's face
it, we were ALL hiding behind our hands.
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Alright, let's jump into our list of the Top 5 Scary IT Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed.
5 The OG Pennywise Now this one's a classic, and for the Tim
Curry fans out there, I’m sure most of you caught this little easter egg.
During the scene where the losers enter the terrifying house on Neibolt Street, Richie
gets trapped in a room with the less scary, but still pretty unnerving, Pennywise.
The clown hops on top of a coffin before hurtling himself towards Richie in a traumatic style.
Well, as this happens we can VERY briefly catch a glimpse of some clown masks and dolls.
But one on the far left corner stands out in particular.
Take a look, Yup, that’s Tim Curry’s Pennywise, making
sure that we never forget who the original scary clown was.
4 Christine On a slightly more uplifting note, in the
scene right before the Losers head over to look at the Derry sewer map, we catch a straight
on glimpse of Eddie’s T-shirt.
Why is this a big deal?
Well, the t-shirt has a graphic of a murderous car with giant pointy teeth, in a VERY similar
fashion to the car Stephen King wrote about in his novel Christine.
A book specifically about a murderous car, minus the teeth.
In the book Christine murders each member of a gang after they destroy her paintwork.
Nasty!
And two friends must take down the car before it takes down them.
A film was also made in 1983m directed by John Carpenter, everyone’s favourite horror
legend.
3 The Last Losers Now this one is really cool, and KEY to knowing
what’s coming next in IT Chapter 2.
At the end of the film, the losers stand in a circle holding hands, pledging that they
will all return to Derry if Pennywise is ever to return.
Now, the order in which the group leave the circle is very important.
Stan leaves first, then Eddie.
In the book this is the order in which the losers die.
Stan slits his own wrists to avoid facing the demonic entity once more, prefering to
end it all together than to risk losing his loved ones.
Then Eddie is killed during the final showdown with the creature.
It’s kinda sad knowing that Chapter 2 isn’t going to have a pleasant outcome for these
two.
Hopefully things are more optimistic for Bill and Beverly, aka, the last two to leave the
circle.
2 The Deadlights Are Real So, remember the scene where Pennywise opens
his toothy mouth to reveal swirling lights inside of his gaping hole.
Yeah!
Well, this is a reference to another dimension called the Deadlights, aka, the place where
Pennywise resides each 27 years, because that dude aint living in the sewers, or drinking
mojitos on a beach for all that time.
Now Deadlights is only ever mentioned in the book, but the film nails it’s description,
orange lights swirling inside of his body.
More interesting though, the Deadlights essentially confirm to us that Pennywise is more of conduit
of sorts, and in reality is being controlled by a magic being who resides inside of the
Deadlights.
Spooky.
It almost makes you sympathize with Pennywise...well, just a tiny little bit.
Perhaps in Chapter 2 we’ll get this explained, or at least get another cool reference about
the dimension.
1 Turtles Now, this one is crazy.
For those of you who never read the original novel, this will be a shock, surprise, and
perhaps even give you a laugh.
In the book, the Losers encounter a turtle named Maturin, an ancient mystical entity
that gives the losers advice on how to defeat Pennywise.
Kinda crazy, I know, but the entire film is about a demonic clown slaying children and
dragging them into other dimensions, a talking turtle isn’t actually that absurd.
Now, the film pays homage to the lore of the turtle, by adding in some subtle easter eggs
for those Stephen King lovers out there.
During one scene we see Ben ducking into the lake in order to catch a turtle he spotted,
seems innocent enough, but in reality it’s the turtle protecting him from upcoming onslaught.
In another scene Bill goes into Georgie’s room, RIP Georgie, and he picks up a lego
turtle and drops it when he hears a noise.
They’re both smart references to the novel without hitting us over the head with it.
I don’t know though, maybe Maturin the talking turtle will make his big debut in Chapter
2.
Well there we have it!
Did you guys catch these easter eggs?
Are you excited for IT Chapter 2?
I know I am.
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