It trailer: Stephen King’s creepy clown horror adaptation will give you nightmares

The first, terrifying trailer for Stephen King’s horror adaptation It has been released online.

An evil clown called Pennywise is terrorising a small town, and a group of seven children attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery behind the malevolent force.

It is scheduled for a September 8 release.

Stephen King’s 1986 novel It has become one of his most well-known works, and is now being prepared for a feature-length theatrical debut in September 2017.

Andrés Muschietti (Mama) directs the adaptation, which focuses on the first part of King’s dual-timeline story; a second film is under consideration.

It, scheduled for a September 8, stars Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff and Chosen Jacobs.

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