History Fridge / It

** ...[[HumansAreBastards Humans?]]
** The book makes it pretty clear that IT's true form is not really a spider, that's just the closest approximation their human minds could come to. Though you're probably right about the "why", spiders are terrifying.
** Last time I checked, spiders were helpful pest controllers and not evil eldritch abominations. Poor arthropods...
*** That doesn't change the fact that a huge percentage of the human population are terrified of them.
*** Which is probably the reason It's closest approximation is a spider - it's probably one of the most common things for humans to have a fear of, legitimately or not. The same could be said for clowns, too.

[[Fridge:The famous horror film based on the [[Literature/{{It}} novel]] by Creator/StephenKing]]

[[WMG:The famous horror film based on the [[Literature/{{It}} novel]] by Creator/StephenKing]]

''FridgeBrilliance''

''FridgeHorror'':

''FridgeLogic''

** This is actually addressed in the book. IT chooses to feed on children because they tend to have more definitive fears. Adults have fears as well, but tend to be more abstract, like not paying the bills, or getting fired from work, etc. In a sense, though IT could be feeding off of the latent fear of the adults. After all, IT is killing their children. [[AdultFear The fear that parents in Derry must have, quiet and lingering, as children begin disappearing or dying.]]

* It is usually taken as a given that whenever It takes on the semblance of a former victim, or victims, that it is just another one of It's disguises. What is never addressed is the implication that it may [[TheAssimilator be more than just that]]. "We all float down here" after all.

* The titular character of RoseMadder was also a giant spider behind the illusion of a human form. And She also had a child. Is this creature It reaching out from the deadlights? Or is It not the only one of It's kind in the universe, and just the only one that fell to Earth?

* It is usually taken as a given that whenever It takes on the semblance of a former victim, or victims, that it is just another one of it's disguises. What is never addressed is the implication that may [[AssimilationPlot be more than just that]]. "We all float down here" after all.

** What's more, he was saying he wanted to see if she was "intact" when he was chasing her. If he had caught her, [[RapeByProxy would it have used Beverly's father as an instrument to rape her before killing her?]] [[FateWorseThanDeath Or, would IT have been satisfied that the]] [[ParentalIncest]] would have [[BrokenBird broken her enough that she wouldn't be a threat to IT any longer?]]

** What's more, he was saying he wanted to see if she was "intact" when he was chasing her. If he had caught her, [[ThirdPartyRape would it have used Beverly's father as an instrument to rape her before killing her?]] [[FateWorseThanDeath Or, would IT have been satisfied that the]] [[ParentalIncest]] would have [[BrokenBird broken her enough that she wouldn't be a threat to IT any longer?]]

* It works by attacking people in the form of whatever it is that they fear most. But what happens when someone has a more abstract fear, like drowning, heights, or being buried alive? What form would It take then?

* Beverly, at around eleven years old, is penetrated by six boys one after another in a row in a sewer. At eleven. How incredibly painful that much have been by the end.

* Beverly deduces that the whole town of Derry knows something is amiss because an old man wouldn't help her. Note that this is only an issue with the movie.

* Beverly deduces that the whole town of Derry knows something is amiss because an old man wouldn't help her. Note that this is only an issue with the movie.

[[WMG: The [[Film/{{It}} silent film from 1927,]] staring Clara Bow.]]
* FridgeBrilliance:
** Why the RipTailoring worked so well for Betty: she sells clothing for a living. Granted, this doesn't automatically mean she knows anything about making clothes, but it sure isn't a stretch that the same girl who sells dresses can also make them.
** The implied LastMinuteHookup between Adela and Monty might seem contrived; but when you consider their personalities, it's actually the perfect setup to the most cliched kind of couple in old-school comedy: a comically bumbling husband and a non-nonsense wife. They'll probably get married and have a relationship much like [[TheHoneymooners Ralph and Alice Kramden.]]
** Why flirtatious, outgoing Betty is so paranoid about Cyrus moving too fast with her: look what happened to her friend Molly.
** Speaking of Molly, it's not hard to see how a young woman could end up in her position in the TheRoaringTwenties. Molly was likely an outgoing flapper just like Betty before the baby came along. And had not Molly gotten knocked up first, Betty wouldn't be as cautious about going to far as she is.
* FridgeHorror:
** Molly's son is a baby in the 1920s. He's exactly the right age to get drafted into WWII.
** What will TheGreatDepression be like for a single mother and her son? For that matter, will Cyrus (or Monty) financially survive Black Tuesday?

* Why does Pennywise, a homicidal MonsterClown, act like such a goofball? Simple, even though he's a demonic beast, '''He's still in the form of a clown'''. We all expect clowns (at least, the ones that aren't [[MonsterClown homicidal maniacs]]) to be wacky, zany goofballs. Let's also not forget that he almost always targets '''childern''' and '''People who fears clowns'''. Chances are, [[ObfuscatingStupidity His wacky, stupid antics are actually to lure those who are entertained by his antics as well as torture those scared of clowns]].

* Why does Pennywise, a homicidal MonsterClown, act like such a goofball? Simple, even though he's a demonic beast, ''''He's still a clown'''. We all expect clowns to(at least the ones that aren't [[MonsterClown homicidal maniacs]]) to be wacky, zany goofballs. Let's also not forget that he almost always targets '''childern''' and '''People who fears clowns'''. Chances are, [[FauxAffablyEvil he's doing it to lure children in and freak out people.]]

* Why does Pennywise, a homicidal MonsterClown, act like such a goofball? Simple, even though he's a demonic beast, ''''He's still a clown'''. We all expect clowns to(at least the ones that aren't [[MonsterClown homicidal maniacs) to be wacky, zany goofballs. Let's also not forget that he almost always targets '''childern''' and '''People who fears clowns'''. Chances are, [[FauxAffablyEvil he's doing it to lure children in and freak out people.]]

* Derry is not a real town in Maine. However, Belfast, Bangor and Newry are - looks like StephenKing was just continuing the trend of naming Maine towns after Northern Irish ones!