First off, IT was amazing and I would recommend anyone read it if you haven't already. Even if you see the movie, the book goes into a lot more detail and seeing as how the movie is just part one, there's still a lot more story to be absorbed.
Now, IT is a horror no doubt about it. Pennywise is obviously the main villian and though there are plenty of weird and scary scenes involving "It", what I found to be the scariest are the evil humans in the story. Specifically, Tom Rogan and Patrick Hockstetter.
The scene where Tom Rogan beats the shit out of Beverly's friend was absolutely terrifying. Something about a human doing this, not a celestial clown, jarred me and made me uncomfortable. It made you think this rage is completely real and something humans are capable of. I thought that was the scariest scene in the book, until I read the chapter on Patrick Hockstetter...
I found the chapter on Patrick to be absolutely spine-chilling. I thought he was the most evil thing in the story. And the fact that he was just a bully, not even the main bully, was creepy. His evilness wasn't shown to explain why he has no problem tormenting the characters later. No, his story ends like any other victim. But, this is a character who as evil as anyone could be. The scene with his younger brother was easily the hardest part to read in this story. And then there's the refrigerator...
Maybe this is just me, but did anyone else find the scariest parts of IT to be the evilness present in the human characters? I don't think I've seen a character quite as horrible as Patrick. Tom wasn't far behind.
Submitted September 09, 2017 at 07:34AM by _JJ_Gittes http://ift.tt/2wPEqpG books
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