31 NIGHTS OF HALLOWEEN : NIGHT 29 : STEPHEN KINGS 'IT'

There were few films more legendary when I was a child, The story of a monster clown preying on children was especially horrifying. IT was shown on TV surprisingly early after its US release here in the UK. It was the stuff of nightmares and as a child it was hard not to be terrified of it.

Seven youngsters are terrorised by an evil force that takes on the form of a Clown known as Pennywise,  some years later the friends are reunited by the monster return and the suicide of one their own. They set out to defeat the evil once and for all and take back the youth they lost.

The film is amazingly long and had dated severely since I was a child, losing a lot of its scare value. However it is a film that has everything, clowns, monsters, wolf-man, zombies, giant spiders (?) and various other crazy stuff going on. One of the reasons i think it was so shocking to me as a kid was that a lot of the kills, especially the early ones, happen in broad daylight. That added a terrifying unsafe feeling to me back then. Its still a great story and although some of the effects and camera work really date it, its a great watch even to this day. 

See You Tomorrow
MJ