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I will defend Mike Flanagan with my entire chest, so I walked into his Carrie fully prepared to love it. And he earned it. He took Stephen King's most adapted story, wrapped it in real social-media horror and a witch-hunt mythology straight out of my wheelhouse, and made me a total menace about it.

It: Welcome to Derry proves Pennywise still knows how to haunt your dreams. Set in 1960s Maine, this HBO Max prequel delivers visceral scares, eerie atmosphere, and a twisted glimpse into how the horror began.