Horror
It
In Derry, Maine, a group of outcast children band together to fight a shape-shifting creature that preys on the town's young. Twenty-seven years later, the survivors must return and finish what they began.
- First published
- 1986
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- long
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like a long, character-rich horror novel that is as much about childhood friendship as about fear.
Skip this if you want a short read or are bothered by stories involving harm to children.
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