It is the children who see - and feel - what makes the small town of Derry so horribly different. In the storm drains, in the sewers, IT lurks, taking on the shape of every nightmare, each one's deepest dread. Sometimes IT reaches up, seizing, tearing, killing . . .
Time passes and the children grow up, move away and forget. Until they are called back, once more to confront IT as IT stirs and coils in the sullen depths of their memories, reaching up again to make their past nightmares a terrible present reality.
Note: despite the story being split into two films, IT is actually just one really long book!
This is a place where the family can settle; the children grow and play and explore. The rolling hills and meadows of Maine seem a world away from the fume-choked dangers of the city. It's only those big trucks on the road outside which growl out unnerving threats.
Behind the house, there's a carefully cleared path up into the woods to a place where generations of local children walked in a procession with the solemn innocence of the young, taking with them their dear departed pets for burial.
A sad place maybe, but safe. Surely a safe place. Not a place to seep into your dreams, to wake you, sweating with fear and foreboding...
Note: this is actually the second adaptation of King's classic, with the first being in 1989.
Following a childhood haunted by terrifying events at the Overlook Hotel, Danny Torrance has been drifting for decades.
Finally, he settles into a job at a nursing home where he draws on his remnant 'shining' power to help people pass on.
Then he meets Abra Stone, a young girl with the brightest 'shining' ever seen. But her gift is attracting a tribe of paranormals. They may look harmless, old and devoted to their Recreational Vehicles, but The True Knot live off the 'steam' that children like Abra produce.
Now Dan must confront his old demons as he battles for Abra's soul and survival...
Note: The Shining was written in 1977 and this sequel didn't come out until 2013!
Ghouls and Ghouless' everywhere you best prepare for the horror that awaits . . . if you dare
If you enjoy watching Netflix's Stranger Things, you'll love these Stephen King books.
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The Books The Realm Want to See on Screen
We may have just settled the debate on which is better. But that doesn't mean we don't want to see some of our favourite books translated to screen!
Finally beat DOOM and want a good book to follow it up? Or just finished DUNE and looking for your next game? Like pairing fine wines (classic SFF books) with delicious cheese (my fave RPGs), here’s my book/game cross-recs!