Everyone is Scared of Everything After Seeing ‘It’
Clowns, red balloons and storm drains strike fear into movie-goers.
It, the killer clown movie to end all killer clown movies, broke the box office over the weekend, with a projected earning of over $100 million domestically. It was the biggest opening for a horror movie ever and the highest September opening of all time.
The story, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, follows a group of kids who take on a murderous evil entity that manifests as a seriously disturbing, sewer-dwelling circus clown. The tale, which was made into a TV movie in the early ‘90s, has struck fear into the hearts of kids (and adults) for decades.
By the looks of things the latest iteration measures up, and if that wasn’t enough, it seems that the latest film’s popularity has transcended the cinema and moved out into the real world.
Freaked out — and amused — observers took to Twitter over the weekend to document the sudden rise in red balloons tied to drain holes in their home towns, and much, much more.
First of all, there was this fucking guy
Went to see IT, I'm first in the screen and this fucking guy's just sitting there. pic.twitter.com/b3oatLGdrs
— Chris (@HG_Hohbes) September 8, 2017
And red balloons all over the damn place:
Ok there are floating red balloons 🎈 in drains all over Sydney and I'm creeped out #ITMovie pic.twitter.com/MIPp7NuPI0
— 🎶🥁🖤Sarah🖤🥁🎶 (@RavensDarkAngel) September 4, 2017
Someone went around my neighborhood and tied red balloons to all the gutters.. Have I mentioned how much I hate clowns? #IT
— lisa (@LisaVanderWoude) September 9, 2017
Spotted on W. North Ave. Definitely not funny after seeing @ITMovieOfficial last night. #IT pic.twitter.com/SYD6oNLDe8
— Tia A. Ewing (@TIA_EWING) September 9, 2017
Who ever tied red ballons on the drains in Tukwila needa chill tf out... i aint havin it y'all smh
— Teee 🦁 (@leekuuhbby) September 7, 2017
#Pennsylvania police respond to red balloons tied to sewer grates https://t.co/2yZd0sQLYk via @cbsnews #It #stephenking #ITMovie
— KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO (@KNX1070) September 6, 2017
I went to go watch IT and someone decided to leave red ballons on everyones car outside 😂
— murmillo (@mynameischest) September 9, 2017
Pranks aside, the film sufficiently scared most movie-goers
#ITMovie was well scary. Loved it. Don't want to be left alone in the house for at least a week now. Stupid scary clown. 🎈😱
— Rajvant (@RajvantKG) September 9, 2017
Me, while watching IT#IT #ITMovie pic.twitter.com/i3kF31U4PC
— boo chaeng (@chaeoldie) September 9, 2017
the it movie was amazing but i'm genuinely scared to brush my teeth rn incase i get dragged through the drain
— ѕσρнιє • WHY DONT WE (@omahagray) September 9, 2017
It was also funny
#ITmovie 🎈 was... scary, funny, charming, emotional. I jumped, laughed a LOT, got teary eyed a few times. Best horror movie of the year.
— Kingsley (@kingsleyyy) September 9, 2017
Just finished watching the #ITMovie 🎈and it's the funniest scariest movie I've ever seen. 🤡
— FREDDY (@FreddyAmazin) September 8, 2017
And even after playing Pennywise, everyone still has a (weird) crush on Bill Skarsgård
Bill Skarsgard can give me a balloon anytime💁🏻😍 #It
— Jacqueline Colombo (@Jaccalsssia) September 9, 2017
Ya so I'm ready to have large eyed demon children w bill skarsgard
— hadley (@hadleydid) September 9, 2017
me: repeatedly reminds myself that bill skarsgård is adorable and isn't actually a murderous clown so that i can sleep tonight
— evanne (@foolsfake) September 9, 2017
It is in theaters now.
