History NightmareFuel / ItChapterTwo

* Henry is reintroduced as being shown to have spilled out of the sewers after Mike pushed him down the well. He is washed out along the corpses of Pennywise’s victims, screaming incoherently as he resurfaces. That alone is pretty much an indication that whatever he saw down there [[GoMadFromTheRevelation''completely demolished'' his psyche.]]

* Henry is reintroduced as being shown to have spilled out of the sewers after Mike pushed him down the well. He is washed out along the corpses of Pennywise’s victims, screaming incoherently as he resurfaces. That alone is pretty much an indication that whatever he saw down there ''completely demolished'' his psyche.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"For 27 years, I've dreamt of you...I've CRAVED you...I've'' '''missed you!''' ''Waiting for this very moment... Time to float!"'']]

Pennywise is back.. with a fresh dose of Nightmare Fuel to boot. The second part to a story based on arguably Stephen’s King scariest novel, and a sequel to 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. Sweet dreams!

** Before smashing through the glass, just as Bill tells the kid that he can save him, they hear a sliding noise from the glass in front of Bill. The camera then looks down to reveal Pennywise ''licking the glass in hunger''.

* Bill reaches into the sewer in order to save Georgie, but something grabs his hand. And that something turns into thousands of infant hands.

** There's also HEAVY elements of AdultFear to take in here. Sure, the entire concept of the story is technically Adult Fear (with children disappearing and abusive parents), but Victoria's death was the most realistic it's been so far. A creepy guy in a public place who wins her trust by appealing to her sympathy and humanity, then luring her closer and promising her gifts and special things... it's just ''OOZING'' [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything with images of a predator taking a child away.]]

** Arguably, the scariest part of the scene is how unprovoked the initial attack was against Adrian. He and his lover are 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 been killed even without Pennywise. Worst of all is that [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters there's no indication It was controlling or influencing the attackers in any way]]. It can hit a little too close to home if the viewers are part of the LGBT community or are close to someone who is.

* The way Pennywise dies is pretty horrific, [[KickTheSonOfABitch comeuppance aside]]. The clown melts into a small lump of flesh, becoming almost like a shriveled, melted, weakened clown baby, enabling Mike to [[AndShowItToYou reach into Pennywise's chest and pull out It's heart.]] The Losers then crush it into paste as Pennywise screams in pain before finally falling silent.
** As the Losers tear out Pennywise's heart, it can be heard beating - and, as the group prepares to crush it, it beats progressively faster until it reaches a rapid speed... meaning that now, ''[[HorrifyingTheHorror It - the literal embodiment of predation itself - is absolutely terrified of its unavoidable demise]]''.

->'''Pennywise:''' Come back and play! '''''[[VoiceOfTheLegion COME BACK AND PLAY WITH THE CLOWN!]]'''''

-->'''Pennywise''': Come back and play! '''''[[VoiceOfTheLegion COME BACK AND PLAY WITH THE CLOWN!!!]]'''''

-->''[[MadnessMantra I am the eater of worlds!]]''

* Remember how the creators said there was probably an original Bob Gray/Pennywise before It took him on as its favourite form? We seem to get a glimpse of him. After Beverly gets chased out of her old house by the horrifying form 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 before and then letting out an [[HellIsThatNoise inhuman sound]] that can only be described as some kind of ''reversed howl.''

* Henry is reintroduced as being shown to have spilled out of the sewers after Mike pushed him down the well. He is washed out along the corpses of Pennywise’s victims, screaming incoherently as he resurfaces. That alone is pretty much an indication that the things he saw down there ''completely demolished'' his psyche.

** How horrifying you ask? Think along the lines of a fleshy cockroach thing with a baby’s head that cries exactly like a human baby. Or an eyeball with a ton of tentacles that crawls across the table,[[note]]A reference to the monsters from ''Film/TheCrawlingEye'', noted in the book to be the only film that truly scared Richie.[[/note]] with a still-living bird fetus thrown in. How about the severed heads of Pennywise’s victims singing nursery rhymes in the aquarium? Pennywise isn’t messing around.

** There's also HEAVY elements of AdultFear to take in here. Sure, the entire concept of the story is technically Adult Fear (with children disappearing and abusive parents), but Victoria's death was the most realistic it's been so far. A creepy guy in a public place who wins her trust by appealing to her sympathy and humanity, then luring her closer and promising her gifts and special things... it's just OOZING with images of a real life pedophile taking a child away
* The entire Adrian Mellon scene is just as harrowing as it is in the original story. A bunch of homophobic teens beat up Adrian Mellon and his boyfriend brutally before chucking him off of a bridge. Then Adrian is left drowning after being beaten to a pulp, 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.]]

** Arguably, the scariest part of the scene is how unprovoked the initial attack was against Adrian. He and his lover are 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 been killed even without Pennywise. Worst of all is that [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters there's no indication It was controlling or influencing the attackers in any way]]. It's especially terrifying if the viewers are part of the LGBT community or are close to someone who is.

** Right before the scene, someone gives Richie Tozier a funeral program of himself. Who might that have been you ask? None other than ADRIAN MELLON.

** The tiny little laugh, and the way his head moves, after Pennywise tells Victoria "I guess we must be friends" is horrifying. It’s almost a perfectly innocent clown laugh yet there’s something so... off and inhuman about it.

** Arguably, the scariest part of the scene is how unprovoked the initial attack was against Adrian. He and his lover are 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 been killed even without Pennywise. Worst of all is that [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters there's no indication It was controlling or influencing the attackers in any way]].

-->'''Pennywise''': Come back and play! '''''[[VoiceOfTheLegion COME BACK AND PLAY WITH THE CLOWN!!!'''''

** [[YouDontWantToKnow What exactly did happen to Bob Gray? Judging by this, it doesn't seem pretty. We see that the It terrorising Native Americans didn’t once take on the shape of a clown. So what became of the man that eventually served as It's favourite form? Pennywise’s wagon was at the bottom of It’s pile of trophies after all, and was by far the biggest. As if it were the most prized one.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:'''"For 27 years, I've dreamt of you...I've ''craved'' you...I've ''missed you!'' Waiting for this ''very moment''...''Time to float!"''''']]

* Remember how the creators said there was probably an original Bob Gray/Pennywise before It took him on as its favourite form? We seem to get a glimpse of him. After Beverly gets chased out of her old house by the horrifying form 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.
** Just the sight of Bob himself is terrifying, even before he puts on his bloody clown makeup. He looks like a human [[UncannyValley except he has Pennywise’s off eyes, massive forehead, weird hair and almost baby-like appearance]], and he's [[{{Squick}} constantly drooling as he speaks]]. It’s almost freakier seeing a man who is clearly Pennywise but without clown makeup than seeing Pennywise himself.
** [[YouDontWantToKnow What exactly did happen to Bob Gray? Judging by this, it's FAR from pretty. We see that the It terrorising Native Americans didn’t once take on the shape of a clown. So what happened to the man that eventually became favourite form? Pennywise’s wagon was at the bottom of It’s pile of trophies after all, and was by far the biggest. As if it were the most prized one.]]

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

** How horrifying you ask? Think along the lines of a massive skin-coloured, winged cockroach thing with a baby’s head that cries exactly like a human baby. Or an eyeball with a ton of tentacles that crawls across the table,[[note]]A reference to the monsters from ''Film/TheCrawlingEye'', noted in the book to be the only film that truly scared Richie.[[/note]] with a still-living bird fetus thrown in. How about the severed heads of Pennywise’s victims singing nursery rhymes in the aquarium? Pennywise isn’t messing around.

* So we all know in the end that Pennywise becomes a giant spider. However, in this version he's something akin to a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drider drider]], with his upper half still mostly in clown mode, and all the more menacing and uncanny for it. And this form is larger than the original incarnation of the spider.

* The way Pennywise dies is pretty horrific, [[KickTheSonOfABitch comeuppance aside]]. The clown melts into a small lump of flesh, becoming almost like a shrivelled, melted, weakened clown baby, enabling Mike to [[AndShowItToYou reach into Pennywise's chest and pull out It's heart.]] The Losers then crush it into paste as Pennywise screams in pain before finally falling silent.
** As the Losers tear out Pennywise's heart, it can be heard beating - and, as the group prepares to crush it, it beats progressively faster up to a rapid pace... meaning that now, ''[[HorrifyingTheHorror Pennywise is absolutely terrified of his impending demise]]''.
* How Pennywise torments Ben as a child. Beverly sits with Ben after class and chats to him, but it’s clear something is... a bit off with her. She slyly taunts Ben about how he has no friends in an uncharacteristic way. When Ben goes to kiss her is when the real nightmare begins though. She tells Ben he’s ugly and fat and gross, and that point it becomes obvious she’s not Beverly but Pennywise. Her hair then literally turns into fire and her eyes turn demonic and she chases Ben around the school, shrieking Ben’s poem like a banshee the whole time.

* Eddie’s encounter with the Leper as a child. Eddie goes into the basement of the Keene pharmacy, where he sees his mum tied to a chair. On the other side of the room? The Leper, chained away. Who proceeds to slowly and disturbingly make his way to Eddie’s mother, before sticking his nasty, diseased tongue down her throat - [[DeusSexMachina the implication is clear]].

** The way Pennywise’s face contorts and his voice changes as he calls for Richie to come back is terrifying.

* Near the end of the movie, Bill, Richie and Eddie open up a locker to find the head of a young Stan. Said head grows spider-like legs from the side of its head and begins to attack everyone. Kind of a step up compared to the fridge scene in the mini series, isn’t it?

** Right before the scene, someone gives Richie Tozier a funeral program of himself. Who might that have been you ask? None other than ADRIAN MELLON.

** As the Losers tear out Pennywise's heart, it can be heard beating - and, as the group prepares to crush it, it beats progressive faster up to a rapid pace... meaning that now, ''[[HorrifyingTheHorror Pennywise is absolutely terrified of his impending demise]]''.

[[caption-width-right:350: Time to float!]]

** When the Losers answer Mike's phone call, they're so afraid that they have physical, visceral reactions to the thought of facing It again; even though they forgot it all. Richie throws up, Eddie crashes his car, and one of Bill's hands starts shaking. And let’s not even mention Stan. But they can’t remember why they were so afraid to begin with. Despite all of the horrifying trauma of the first film, they outright forgot all of it, because It’s mind control is that powerful.

** Before that, they try the 'Very Scary' door to find a closet, and in a similar repeat in Chapter One, they hear the voice of Betty Ripson crying out for her shoe, however this time around, ''her bottom half starts running towards the door at them!''

** Just the sight of Bob himself is terrifying, even before he puts on his bloody clown makeup. He looks like a human [[UncannyValley except he has Pennywise’s off eyes, massive forehead, weird hair and almost baby-like appearance]]. It’s almost freakier seeing a man who is clearly Pennywise but without clown makeup than seeing Pennywise himself.

* Remember how the creators said there was probably an original Bob Gray/Pennywise before It took him on as its favourite form? We seem to get a glimpse of him. After Beverly gets chased out of her old house by the horrifying form Mrs. Kersh takes, she sees a door open with someone inside. Bob then turns around and taunts 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.
** Just the sight of Bob Gray is terrifying, even before he puts on his bloody clown makeup. He looks like a human [[UncannyValley except he has Pennywise’s off eyes, massive forehead, weird hair and almost baby-like appearance]]. It’s almost freakier seeing a man who is clearly Pennywise but without clown makeup than seeing Pennywise himself.

* The ‘Not Scary at All’ Door in the final battle with Pennywise. Richie and Eddie open the door to find a lovely little Pomeranian. How cute! And when they tell him to sit, him sits, looking adorably at them. As they think it’s harmless, the dog then proceeds to suddenly turn into a horrifying, demonic, skeletal, growling canine monster.

** [[YouDontWantToKnow What exactly did happen to Bob Gray? Judging by this, it doesn’t seem pretty. We see that the It terrorising Native Americans didn’t once take on the shape of a clown. So what happened to the man that eventually became favourite form? Pennywise’s wagon was at the bottom of It’s pile of trophies after all, and was by far the biggest. As if it were the most prized one.]]

* The ‘Not Scary at All’ Door in the final battle with Pennywise. Richie and Eddie open the door to find a lovely little Pomeranian. How cute! And when they tell him to sit, he sits, looking adorably at them. As they think it’s harmless, the dog then proceeds to suddenly turn into a horrifying, demonic, skeletal, giant canine monster.

** Right before the scene, someone gives Richie Tozier a funeral pamphlet of himself. Who might that have been you ask? None other than ADRIAN MELLON.

** Before that, they try the 'Very Scary' door to find a closet, and in a similar repeat in Chapter One, they hear the voice of Betty Ripson crying out for her shoe, however this time around, ''her bottom half starts running towards the the them''

* The ‘Not Very Scary’ Door in the final battle with Pennywise. Richie and Eddie open the door to find a lovely little Pomeranian. How cute! And when they tell him to sit, he sits, looking adorably at them. As they think it’s harmless, the dog then proceeds to suddenly turn into a horrifying, demonic, skeletal, giant canine monster.