Devil's Advocates

By: Alissa Burger

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Paperback | 4 March 2025

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Drawing on critical analysis of film, the horror genre, the Gothic, and Stephen King scholarship, this book considers Andy Muschiettiâs IT Chapter One (2017) and IT Chapter Two (2019) on multiple levels: as film (both as individual films and through their interconnected narrative), as adaptation, and as a barometer of the horror filmâs popularity among fans. Key points of consideration include the significance of the fictional town of Derry as a traditionally Gothic âbad place,â the role of1980s nostalgia in these two films, the complex navigation of memory and trauma, gender representation, queer representation, and the return of the repressed. The terrifying figure of Pennywise the clown is central to this analysis, including consideration of performance, costuming, and significance within the larger landscape of the âscary clownâ popular culture trope, and through comparison to Tim Curryâs iconic performance in Tommy Lee Wallaceâs 1990 miniseries. This Devil's Advocate contextualizes Muschiettiâs films within the larger landscape of Kingâs literary and popular culture influence, as well as the debate surrounding âelevatedâ horror and the âhorror boomâ of the late 2010s.

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