History NightmareFuel / It1990

** Curry's version can still be creepy in it's own way, mainly that it gives off a ''child predator'' vibe.

[[caption-width-right:350:...And when you're down here with me, '''''YOU'LL FLOAT TOO!''''']]

* The shower scene in which Pennywise is shown calling out to Eddie from below one of the shower drains, lifts open the drain, sticks his hands out and shoves at the drain opening with his hands literally like it was clay to make it big enough so he can stick half of his body out and deliver a [[BadassBoast menacing monologue]]
to a horrified Eddie "Here I am, wheezy! Hey, you're gonna like it down here. Won't do any good to run, girly boy! See you in your dreams! Oh, come back anytime! Bring your friends!" No doubt it left kids with a [[ParanoiaFuel paranoia fueled]] fear towards shower drains or probably drains of any kind. Pennywise then abruptly lowers his head and lifts it, letting out a loud unearthly roar before chuckling and looking directly at the camera, his mouth filled with sharp fangs while some creepy music plays.

* The scene where Beverly starts to hear the voices of dead children down her sink followed by a balloon inflating and popping out blood. It's made even worse by the fact that [[AbusiveParents Beverly's dad]] [[InvisibleToNormals doesn't even see the blood]].
* The shower scene in which Pennywise is shown calling out to Eddie from below one of the shower drains, lifts open the drain, sticks his hands out and shoves at the drain opening with his hands literally like it was clay to make it big enough so he can stick half of his body out and tell a horrified Eddie "Here I am, wheezy! Hey, you're gonna like it down here. Won't do any good to run, girly boy! See you in your dreams! Oh, come back anytime! Bring your friends!" No doubt it left kids with a [[ParanoiaFuel paranoia fueled]] fear towards shower drains or probably drains of any kind. Pennywise then abruptly lowers his head and lifts it, letting out a loud unearthly roar before chuckling and looking directly at the camera, his mouth filled with sharp, menacing fangs while some creepy music plays.

* Creator/TimCurry, in his clown make-up as Pennywise. Even when he's not doing anything particularly frightening in the movie, he's still creepy as all hell; the other actors/crew-members actually ''avoided'' Curry on the set.

* Georgie's death. Yes, the 2017 movie ramps it UpToEleven, but the miniseries uses Tim Curry's NightmareFace shown above and NothingIsScarier to great effect.

* Before that, Bev steps into the bathroom and immediately plugs up the sink. No blood comes out this time, but a leaky faucet somehow fills up the sink within seconds.

* The scene where Ben has just confessed his love for Beverly and they kiss and embrace, only for him to look in the mirror and see that the person he is holding... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2xExmJSLPQ is wearing a clown suit]].

* [[spoiler:Most people criticize the GiantSpider at the end for looking cheesy and fake, but the tunnel outside It's lair, the ''door surrounded by bones'', and especially the webbed-up bodies in the ceiling (including Bill's wife) are pretty damn creepy.]]

* [[spoiler:[[NarmCharm The dog in the clown suit may look silly, but the setup can still be pretty scary.]] In the book, the asylum guard, Koontz, is revealed to have a fear of Doberman Pinschers. When Henry tries to escape and get back to Derry with It right behind him, Koontz is ready to beat the snot out of him. But then he stops dead in his tracks as It sidesteps to greet him as an oversized dog, something that isn't natural, just like every other form It takes to scare its victims. As It attacks him, the asylum guard can only scream in terror as he falls over and is about to be mauled to death. The sound effects in the background that sound like angry dog growls and a human scream certainly don't help.]]

** Curry's verison can still be creepy in it's own way, mainly that it gives off a ''child predator'' vibe.

** We still hear about it later, though. Eddie explains to Ben what happened and said that someone killed Georgie by "ripped one of his arms off like a wing off a fly". We don't see that, obviously as stated above...and thank God for that...

* Georgie's death. Yes, the 2017 movie ramps it UpToEleven, but the miniseries uses Tim Curry's NightmareFace shown above and NothingIsScarier to great effect.

* The idea that the adults can't see the blood and therefore cannot ''remove'' the blood until they wash the body part bloodied, means they could go up to a day without washing it off if it's on their faces, and hours if it's on their hands...there could be phantom alien paint all over Bill Denborough's and Bev Marsh's houses.

** After Beverly finally escapes Mrs. Kersh/It, she nearly gets run down by a truck. After it passes, however, she looks back to her house and then looks on in horror as it's shown ''to have been boarded up and abandoned for what looks like many years''. It apparently is able to warp reality and it leaves you wondering...where did Beverly go when she stepped "into the house"?

* More ParanoiaFuel combined with a bit of WhatHappenedToTheMouse , but...In the book Tom Rogan drops dead when he sees IT. In the movie adaptation, Bev simply leaves him. Although he's not portrayed as quite the asshole he is in the book, what if he is and he's still out there, and he'll be coming after her?

%%* Stan's suicide.

* Little Laurie Anne’s offscreen death at the beginning of the movie. NothingIsScarier indeed and her mothers scream upon discovering what happened to her daughter cinches it.

* The shower scene in which Pennywise is shown calling out to Eddie from below one of the shower drains, lifts open the drain, sticks his hands out and shoves at the drain opening with his hands literally like it was clay to make it big enough so he can stick half of his body out and tell a horrified Eddie "Here I am, wheezy! Hey, you're gonna like it down here. Won't do any good to run, girly boy! See you in your dreams! Oh, come back anytime! Bring your friends!" No doubt it left kids with a [[ParanoiaFuel paranoia fueled]] fear towards shower drains or probably drains of any kind. Pennywise then abruptly lowers his head and lifts it, letting out a loud unearthly roar before chuckling and looking directly at the camera while some creepy music plays.

* Little Laurie Anne’s offscreen death at the beginning of the movie. Nothing is scarier indeed and her mothers scream upon discovering what happened to her daughter cinches it.