We’re nonetheless a couple of brief months away from the discharge of HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry, however already followers couldn’t be extra excited in regards to the imminent return of Invoice Skarsgård’s Pennywise the Dancing Clown.
A terrifying continuation of the favored It horror collection, Welcome to Derry additionally guarantees to be yet one more thrilling TV collection primarily based on Stephen King’s work, becoming a member of different memorable TV reveals like Creepshow, The Outsider, and Citadel Rock, amongst many others.
As audiences sit up for the present’s launch later this 12 months, we determined to place collectively an inventory of similarly-veined horror collection viewers would possibly need to test earlier than It: Welcome to Derry’s official premiere this coming October.
Lovecraft Nation
If the early trailers have been any indication, evidently It: Welcome to Derry is choosing a extra thematic takedown of the horror style, particularly utilizing its ‘60s settings to discover points associated to race, social justice, and integration. With that being stated, it’s exhausting to not see some apparent parallels between It’s prequel collection and HBO’s earlier Lovecraft Nation. A daring and well timed translation of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, Lovecraft Nation would possibly very effectively be among the finest horror collection of the trendy period, leaving its abrupt cancellation on the community a heartbreaking thriller to this very day.
Citadel Rock
As with the aforementioned Lovecraft Nation, Citadel Rock’s cancellation after simply two seasons on Hulu continues to befuddle us nearly six years later. Whereas it generally struggles to correctly execute its bold plans, Citadel Rock’s first two seasons however act as a powerful ode to Stephen King’s fictional universe. With references and tie-ins to all the things from The Shawshank Redemption and Carrie to Distress and The Shining, Citadel Rock is the proper present for longtime followers of the creator’s tales, unfolding like a who’s who of King’s bigger bibliography.
Midnight Mass
Director Mike Flanagan has produced loads of outstanding movies primarily based off of King’s most underrated novels. But, as admirable as his variations of Physician Sleep or Gerald’s Recreation are, Midnight Mass would possibly very effectively be the filmmaker’s masterpiece. Taking some extent of inspiration from King’s varied tales (‘Salem’s Lot, It, and The Stand particularly), Flanagan manages to create essentially the most chilling vampire story of the previous decade – one able to measuring as much as the easiest vampire media in recent times, be it Nosferatu, Sinners, or Abigail.
