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[Burton, MI]: Subterranean Press, 2009. 8vo. 399, [1] pp. Illust. title, illustrated upper borders in red & black. Black publisher’s cloth, gilt lettering on spine, colour-illustrated endpapers, w/ d.j. F/F copy. First Limited Edition, 1 of 2000 copies issued by Subterranean Press, of this nicely printed short-story collection enhancing previously published short stories, later adapted into films, with new introductions by King -- 1408, previously published in Everything’s Eventual (2002), and made into the Mikael Hafstrom film starring John Cusack & Samuel L. Jackson; The Mangler, previously published in Night Shift (1978), adapted into 1995 film by Tobe Hooper, starring Robert Englund & ted Levine; Low Men in Yellow Coats previously published in Hearts in Atlantis (1999), and adapted into Hearts in Atlantis (2001) film directed by Scott Hicks, starring Anthony Hopkins; Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redeption, previously published in Different Seasons (1982), and adapted into The…

It is a novel by American author Stephen King. It was his 22nd book and his 17th novel written under his own name. The story follows the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by an evil entity that exploits the fears and phobias of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey. 'It' primarily appears in the form of Pennywise the Dancing Clown to attract its preferred prey of young children.