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It is a 1986 horror novel by Stephen King about a shape-shifting entity that terrorizes children in the town of Derry, Maine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf horror novel
novel
antagonist Pennywise the Dancing Clown
author Stephen King
containsElement cosmic horror
psychological horror
supernatural horror
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Bob Giusti
featuresCharacter Pennywise the Dancing Clown
featuresGroup Stranger Things
surface form: The Losers' Club
followedBy The Tommyknockers
genre coming-of-age novel
dark fantasy
horror fiction
hasAdaptation It (1990 miniseries)
It (2017 film)
It Chapter Two (2019 film)
hasISBN 0-670-81302-8
hasPageCount over 1000 pages
mainAntagonist It (entity)
mediaType print
narrativeStructure alternating timelines
notableFor depiction of a shape-shifting entity
portrayal of Pennywise the clown
originalLanguage English
partOf Stephen King bibliography
precededBy The Eyes of the Dragon
protagonist Ben Hanscom
Beverly Marsh
Bill Denbrough
Eddie Kaspbrak
Mike Hanlon
Richie Tozier
Stan Uris
publicationYear 1986
publisher The Viking Press
surface form: Viking Press
setIn Derry, Maine NERFINISHED
settingState Maine
takesPlaceIn fictional town
targetAudience adult readers
theme childhood trauma
cyclical evil
fear
friendship
memory
timeline 1950s
1980s

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