I get the feeling that it's probably his most popular book nowadays. On this site that I always visit the reactions to other King adaptations are very minimal, yet with It there are loads of replies. People absolutely LOVE it, and while some have read it, the majority seems to know it from the tv-series.
I never felt the tv-series was all THAT special, I would rate it below Hooper's Salem's Lot, which is my favourite of the mini-series. Or below 11.22.63.
The problem with the tv-series is that the first part is very good, but the second with the adults not nearly as good.
Why does this story capture people's imaginations so much more than many of the other ones? Are so many people really all that fascinated with clowns?
Also the idea that a creature feeds on your personal fear is not that unique. It's done in many horrormovies, like for example Joe Dante's The Hole, but it's a staple of horrorstories. It's also in Nightmare on Elm Street: Stop believing in the monster and you deprive it of its hold on you.
So, what gives It that extra that it's so popular still?
I never felt the tv-series was all THAT special, I would rate it below Hooper's Salem's Lot, which is my favourite of the mini-series. Or below 11.22.63.
The problem with the tv-series is that the first part is very good, but the second with the adults not nearly as good.
Why does this story capture people's imaginations so much more than many of the other ones? Are so many people really all that fascinated with clowns?
Also the idea that a creature feeds on your personal fear is not that unique. It's done in many horrormovies, like for example Joe Dante's The Hole, but it's a staple of horrorstories. It's also in Nightmare on Elm Street: Stop believing in the monster and you deprive it of its hold on you.
So, what gives It that extra that it's so popular still?