History NightmareFuel / ItChapterTwo

** Then Adrian is left drowning, only to be dragged out by--unfortunately for him--Pennywise, freshly pissed-off from his previous defeat by the Losers. Pennywise then stares into the camera and bites a massive chunk of flesh off of Adrian's armpit before angrily chewing on his flesh, all while staring at Adrian's boyfriend and [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou YOU, the viewer]]. He starts to smile wider and wider right before he takes one big bite.

Pennywise is back... with a fresh dose of NightmareFuel to boot. The second part to a story based on arguably Creator/StephenKing's scariest novel, and a sequel to [[Film/IT2017 a film]] considered absolutely horrifying, featuring a Pennywise who survived his defeat by the Losers and is now out for {{revenge}} as a result. And we know how horrible he was in the first film, when he was just toying with his prey, this time ''this thing doesn't hold back''.

** The whole scene with Richie in the park is just dripping with creepy. The DaylightHorror aesthetic, the surroundings turning a bizarre and vivid blue tint; and the distorted music playing as Pennywise sings his song. There's also the crowd in the background. As soon as Pennywise shows up, they immediately stop what they're doing, turn towards Richie, and just stare at him, still as statues. Then when Pennywise sings his song, they all begin swaying in unison. It feels very unnatural. While Pennywise's jokes [[NightmareRetardant may damper the scariness]], it would no doubt be horrifying to anyone in Richie's shoes.

* We see some of the shapes Pennywise took while he was terrorizing Derry's local Native American tribe, [[TimeAbyss long before the town was placed there]]. We learn that IT was the inspiration for a number of man eating mythological beasts such as the [[GiantFlyer Thunderbird]], the SkinWalker, likely werewolves, and even the [[{{Wendigo}} Wendigo.]] In a truly dastardly showcase of BeenThereShapedHistory, we see that even some of America's ancient folktales were because of IT.

** Mrs. Kersh's form: a naked, zombified, lanky, and gross elderly wraith as tall as the ceiling, with [[CreepyLongArms long spindly limbs]], [[NightmareFace an utterly inhuman face]], horrifying fish-like eyes which are way too big, and ''extra mouths on her neck'' that swiftly chases after Beverly. It's implied she's basically a rotting corpse at this point; when she fans herself, she reveals decaying flesh on her chest, and there are flies all over the apartment. The decaying flesh on her chest isn't just indicating she's basically a corpse at this point. It's a scar from where Ben skewered Pennywise with a pike in Chapter One.

** It becomes really obvious early on that she's It in disguise. Whether it's her giving Beverly the creepiest smile in existence for an uncomfortably long time, or jerking around in the background.It doesn't help that her dialogue is almost immediately followed by heavy thumping footsteps.

* The creators said there was probably an original Bob Gray/Pennywise before It took him on as its favorite form? We seem to get a glimpse of him. After Beverly gets chased out of her old home by the horrifying form that Mrs. Kersh takes, she sees a door open with someone inside. Bob then turns around and tells Beverly that she can't change anything, and it's obvious he's Pennywise, even without any makeup. He then rubs white paint on his face as he taunts Beverly, before [[FacialHorror scratching his face open]] to form his signature red clown lines, [[LaughingMad laughing crazily]] and then letting out ''[[HellIsThatNoise something]]'' that can only be described as some kind of reversed howl.

[[caption-width-right:350:"For 27 years... I dreamt of you. I craved you. I MISSED YOU!!!"]]

[[caption-width-right:350:"For 27 years... I dreamt of you. I craved you. I MISSED YOU!!!"]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[["For 27 years... I dreamt of you. I craved you. I MISSED YOU!!!"]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Literature/{{Dreamcatcher}} Pennywise lives! PENNYWISE LIVES!]]]]

** There's something a bit terrifying about the way Richie savagely rips off Pennywise's one remaining arm when he's already going through a horrific demise. While it's definitely deserved, Richie going just berserk because of what Pennywise did to Eddie is a bit unsettling. On a meta note, it's exactly how Pennywise killed Georgie.

* The entire Adrian Mellon scene has been kept in from the book, but it's much, much worse. A bunch of homophobic teens brutally beat up Adrian and his boyfriend before chucking him off of a bridge. Then Adrian is left drowning, only to be dragged out by--unfortunately for him--Pennywise, freshly pissed-off from his previous defeat by the Losers. Pennywise then stares into the camera and bites a massive chunk of flesh off of Adrian's armpit before angrily chewing on his flesh, all while staring at Adrian's boyfriend and [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou YOU, the viewer]].
** And not only does he stare; he starts to smile wider and wider right before he takes one big bite.
** While Pennywise is chewing Adrian's flesh, you hear his mandibles ''click'' from how powerful his jaw is. This also hints at his true form being much more than just the already intimidating Pennywise.
** Pennywise doesn't just bite out a piece of flesh from Adrian; he bites so deep and so hard that he kills Adrian by ''ripping out his heart''.
*** This wouldn't instantly kill Adrian. Pennywise knows this. Adrian would die a slow and excruciating death from the blood loss caused by the massive cavity in his armpit. Pennywise wants Adrian to suffer for as long as possible.

** Arguably, the scariest part of the scene is how unprovoked the initial attack is against Adrian. He and his partner are just minding their own business when the BrattyHalfPint walks up and spits at them. Adrian attempts to stand up for himself, but is beaten and thrown off the bridge, where he most likely would have died alone even without Pennywise's intervention. Worst of all is that [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters there's no indication IT was controlling or influencing the attackers in any way]].

---->'''Mrs. Kersh:''' I was always Daddy's little girl... what about you? ''[[VoiceOfTheLegion Are you still his little girl, Beverly?]]'' '''''[[SuddenlyShouting ARE YOU?!]]'''''

* Pennywise lures in Victoria, a little girl who, at first, is understandably terrified, but Pennywise draws her back in by fake crying about how everyone finds him ugly. He then promises to "poof" away her port-wine facial birthmark on the count of three. He can't even make it to three before he's staring at this poor girl, drooling all over the place. Three guesses what happens next. Pennywise launches himself at Victoria, opening his mouth all of the way.
** As soon as he lunges, we have a quick shot of Pennywise's jaws clamping on Victoria's face before immediately cutting away. In his own twisted way, he didn't ''lie'' about getting rid of her birthmark. Can't have a facial birthmark with ''no head'', after all.
** There's something so creepy about how childlike Pennywise acts, yet how off it is at the same time.

*** Just before this we see Victoria's mother urge her not to stray too far just as she walks underneath the bleachers. How she reacted to seeing her daughter's headless corpse is left solely to the viewer's own imagination.
* Remember how the creators said there was probably an original Bob Gray/Pennywise before It took him on as its favorite form? We seem to get a glimpse of him. After Beverly gets chased out of her old home by the horrifying form that Mrs. Kersh takes, she sees a door open with someone inside. Bob then turns around and tells Beverly that she can't change anything, and it's obvious he's Pennywise, even without any makeup. He then rubs white paint on his face as he taunts Beverly, before [[FacialHorror scratching his face open]] to form his signature red clown lines, [[LaughingMad laughing crazily]] and then letting out ''[[HellIsThatNoise something]]'' that can only be described as some kind of reversed howl.

* Mrs. Kersh. It becomes really obvious early on that she's It in disguise. Whether it's her giving Beverly the creepiest smile in existence for an uncomfortably long time, or jerking around in the background.
** Worse, it's implied she's basically a rotting corpse at this point; when she fans herself, she reveals decaying flesh on her chest, and there are flies all over the apartment.
*** The decaying flesh on her chest isn't just indicating she's basically a corpse at this point. It's a scar from where Ben skewered Pennywise with a pike in Chapter One.
** This is all before she runs at Beverly, in a demented fashion, while naked. [[{{Film/TheShining}} Remind you of anything?]]
** Mrs. Kersh's form: a naked, zombified, lanky, and gross elderly wraith as tall as the ceiling, with [[CreepyLongArms long spindly limbs]], [[NightmareFace an utterly inhuman face]], horrifying fish-like eyes which are way too big, and ''extra mouths on her neck'' that swiftly chases after Beverly.
*** The ''buildup'' before the arrival of the aforementioned entity is far worse. It doesn't help that her dialogue is almost immediately followed by heavy thumping footsteps.

** The tiny little laugh, and the way his head moves, after Pennywise tells Victoria "I guess I must be your friend, too" is horrifying. It's almost a perfectly innocent clown laugh [[UncannyValley yet there's something so... wrong and inhuman about it]]. It's so painfully obvious Pennywise isn't really a clown and has... other intentions just based on this alone.

** The way Pennywise breaks open the glass is just unsettling. He doesn't just punch it to break through it; he smashes the glass gradually by ''bashing'' his head against the glass, putting the entire heft of his body behind each smash, and doesn't flinch once while ramming his face into the glass. If you look closely, Pennywise's face makes [[UncannyValley expressions impossible for an actual human face]] between each impact. Just in case you had any doubt that there was nothing human about Pennywise (somehow), this scene reminds us that he is a [[EldritchAbomination purely malevolent entity with no concept of morality]], with a tiny layer of glamour to lure in kids and scare people who hate clowns.

** The whole scene with Richie in the park is just dripping with UncannyValley. The DaylightHorror aesthetic, the surroundings turning a bizarre and vivid blue tint; and the distorted music playing as Pennywise sings his song. There's also the crowd in the background. As soon as Pennywise shows up, they immediately stop what they're doing, turn towards Richie, and just stare at him, still as statues. Then when Pennywise sings his song, they all begin swaying in unison. It feels very unnatural. While Pennywise's jokes [[NightmareRetardant may damper the scariness]], it would no doubt be horrifying to anyone in Richie's shoes.

* The entire Adrian Mellon scene has been kept in from the book, but it's [[SincerityMode much, much worse]]. A bunch of homophobic teens brutally beat up Adrian and his boyfriend before chucking him off of a bridge. Then Adrian is left drowning, only to be dragged out by--unfortunately for him--Pennywise, freshly pissed-off from his previous defeat by the Losers. Pennywise then stares into the camera and bites a massive chunk of flesh off of Adrian's armpit before angrily chewing on his flesh, all while staring at Adrian's boyfriend and [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou YOU, the viewer]].

** Henry's adult self is just as terrifying. The way he chases after the red balloon, [[AdmiringTheAbomination delighted to see Pennywise]], the embodiment of ''pure torment and evil''. The fact he's really clearly been taken over by Pennywise but with just enough of him there that he's still Henry, an insane and psychopathic bully. Or how deranged and incoherent he is at pretty much all times.
** While we're on the topic of Henry, he's [[MadeOfIron a rather tough cookie to kill]], suffering horrendous injuries no life-form should '''''ever''''' be able to survive. And it takes a hatchet through the brain to kill him. He survived falling down a massive well and having his skull smashed hard ''multiple times'' against the insides on the way down, and survived a knife through his heart, stuff which would have killed most normal humans. In fact, they don't even seem to phase him anywhere as much as they should realistically. Is this him just being really hard to kill? Or could it be that It imbued him with [[NighInvulnerability unnatural resilience]], on top of breaking and taking over his mind, so he could kill the Losers to please the beast?

** There's also HEAVY elements of AdultFear to take in here. Sure, the entire concept of the story is technically AdultFear (with children disappearing and AbusiveParents), but Victoria's death is the most realistic it's been so far; some creepy guy in a public place wins her trust by appealing to her sympathy, then lures her closer and promises her gifts and special things... it's just ''OOZING'' [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything with images of a predator taking a child away]].
*** Speaking of AdultFear, just before this we see Victoria's mother urge her not to stray too far just as she walks underneath the bleachers. How she reacted to seeing her daughter's headless corpse is left solely to the viewer's own imagination.

** Arguably, the scariest part of the scene is how unprovoked the initial attack is against Adrian. He and his partner are just minding their own business when the BrattyHalfPint walks up and spits at them. Adrian attempts to stand up for himself, but is beaten and thrown off the bridge, where he most likely would have died alone even without Pennywise's intervention. Worst of all is that [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters there's no indication It was controlling or influencing the attackers in any way]].

** As the Losers tear out Pennywise's heart, it can be heard beating. As the group prepares to crush it, the heart beats progressively louder and faster until it reaches an almost maddening speed... signifying that ''[[HorrifyingTheHorror It, the ancient and abstract manifestation of predation itself, is absolutely terrified and panicking knowing it's going to die]]''.

* During Bill's fight against IT, he sees his younger self talking to Georgie, [[CreepyChild repeating the phrase]], [[MadnessMantra "you lied, and I died. You lied and I died! YOU LIED AND I DIED!!!"]]

* During Bill's fight against IT, he sees his younger self talking to Georgie, [[CreepyChild repeating the phrase]], [[Madness Mantra "you lied, and I died. You lied and I died! YOU LIED AND I DIED!!!"]]

* During Bill's fight against IT, he sees his younger self talking to Georgie, [[CreepyChild repeating the phrase]], [[Madness Mantra "you lied, and I died. You lied and I died! YOU LIED AND I DIED!!!"

* We see some of the shapes Pennywise took while he was terrorizing Derry's local Native American tribe, [[TimeAbyss long before the town was placed there]]. We learn that IT was the inspiration for a number of man eating mythological beasts such as the [[GiantFlyer Thunderbird]], [[SkinWalker Skin Walkers, likely werewolves, and even the [[{{Wendigo}} Wendigo.]] In a truly dastardly showcase of BeenThereShapedHistory, we see that even some of America's ancient folktales were because of IT.

** It can get worse if you ''really'' think about it. [[FridgeHorror The top of Its true form now retains the likeness of Bob Gray, the original Pennywise ever since his presumable descent into madness and, therefore, his symbiosis with It]]. It's true form, or just the part of it that the human mind can comprehend, is a permanent mockery of the very basis of his design and shows how far eons of nightmares have come.