Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for IT: Welcome to Derry, Episode 6Pennywise is the most unique villain in the Stephen King universe. The master of horror has created every kind of monster imaginable, from ghosts inhabiting a hotel, a woman who loves her favorite author just a little too much, and monsters from another dimension, but none of them have the hold on our collective psyche like that shapeshifting alien who often takes the form of a clown.
‘IT: Welcome to Derry’s Latest Twist Is Finally Explaining Pennywise’s Surprising Origin Story
HBO's IT: Welcome to Derry sheds new light on Pennywise's origin story, connecting the iconic clown to Ingrid Kersh's father, Bob Gray.