Send in the Creepy Clowns
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It, 1990
In this Hollywood take on the Stephen King novel, Tim Curry plays Pennywise the Dancing Clown, a creature whose appearance shifts according to an individual's worst fear. Although "It" occasionally feeds on young adults, Pennywise prefers to devour young children.
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