IT: Welcome to Derry (2025) descends into the terrifying origins of the ancient evil known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown . Set in the eerie backdrop of 1960s Derry, Maine, this chilling prequel unravels the early days of a town cursed by fear, long before the Losers’ Club would rise to fight back.

Directed by Andy Muschietti, the film centers on a misfit group of teenagers—each grappling with personal darkness—who begin to witness a series of unexplainable events: vanishing children, shifting shadows, and a grinning figure with glowing eyes. As they investigate, they uncover disturbing secrets hidden beneath Derry’s smiling façade — a cycle of terror stretching back centuries, bound to return every 27 years.

Blending psychological horror, 60s nostalgia, and relentless dread, Welcome to Derry is a journey into madness. Bill Skarsgård reprises his role as Pennywise , delivering a more primal, insidious version of the entity—one that doesn’t just feed on fear, but creates it.

A slow burn of suspense and surreal terror, the film deepens the IT mythology, offering a haunting glimpse into the origin of a nightmare that never ends. Some towns bury their history. Derry lives it.