Does the dog die?
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Book • 1986 • Horror
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aftermathsos
There is a drawn-out, graphic, and brutal death of a dog. Could be considered animal torture, very upsetting.
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Is someone stalked?
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lillianm
Beverly's abusive husband follows her to Derry
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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lillianm
Beverly is gaslighted by her father
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aftermathsos
Not a spoiler but a major theme: this book (and film) is about how adults turned a blind eye to the suffering of children in the town. This level of negligence can be considered abuse. There is also abuse of Beverly in the 2017 film.
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bylerisreddie
It’s described that Patrick puts pets in a refrigerator until they die it’s pretty brutal
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Are animals abused?
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aftermathsos
Yes, very brutal poisoning of a dog.
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Does a cat die?
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PeterBrittingham
Patrick Hofstetter takes pets, including cats, from his neighbors yards and puts them in an abandoned refrigerator during winter to freeze/starve.
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Does a pet die?
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Werezolft
Several pets are killed, notably Mike’s dog
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Are there spiders?
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invadermac
It’s real physical form is a giant spider
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Are there snakes?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Its a bit iffy but bev’s dad demands that she pull down her pants so he can still make sure she is “pure” and bev’s mom asks if her dad touches her
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Pantalones
Not only beaten up, downright tortured. A bully cuts another child with a knife.
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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georgiaaaaaaaaa
character has asthma attacks and struggles to breathe often. there is a scene where main characters struggle to breathe in smoke
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Is someone burned alive?
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Anonymous
One chapter features a character remembering a fire at a nightclub. King describes the burning of several victims in detail.
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Is there amputation?
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Jay_isnt_cool
Not really, but a character does die by getting his arm torn off
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Is there a hanging?
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BiblioAnon
There are brief mentions of town lynching victims in one of the interludes and another key figure is lynched by hanging after he has committed murder.
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Does someone break a bone?
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BiblioAnon
Eddie breaks his arm twice.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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TheDreammweaver
That is in the 2017 Movie, not the book
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Are any teeth damaged?
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BiblioAnon
Tom's teeth are damaged in the fight with Bev.
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Is someone tortured?
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BridgetCraghill
Not physically but could be psychologically by the clown
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Does someone fall to their death?
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No one falls to their death in the book
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Is there eye mutilation?
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byler_stan
One character's fears are all about his eyes so there are some very gory eye scenes
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Does a kid die?
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LFAF1
Pennywise’s main food is eating children.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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EllaDrawswell
There is a scene in which the characters perform intercourse??
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Death
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Family
Does a family member die?
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Pantalones
A boy's younger brother is brutally murdered by Pennywise.
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Does a parent die?
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skyleighkitty666
Yes! One of the kids kill their own parent.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Pennywise isn't a ghost
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Are there jump scares?
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killjxy
Most of the time you can sort of tell in a book when a scare is coming up, but there are abrupt and disturbing scenes in the It novel.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Jay_isnt_cool
There is a scene in a bath, but I don't know if that counts.
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Are there clowns?
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coxj
Shockingly, there are clowns.
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Stanley kills himself by slitting his wrists
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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HorrorLaughs
Obviously you can’t see it so if you are sensitive to the subject then skip over (even though it’s not graphic) the first couple of lines when Richie’s part starts on page 60 and also it may be done somewhere else in the book but the book is 1153 pages long and I’m not currently re-reading it so.... not that I remember. If there is, then it shouldn’t be too graphic because I would have probably been triggered by it. Uhhh yeah... Safe readings 😄
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Is there audio gore?
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MikeyRose
It's a book
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Does someone have cancer?
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trashmouthtozier
The father of a major character dies from cancer; we see him in the hospital in flashback, clearly suffering.
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BridgetCraghill
Kind of, they slice their hand in a way of creating a pact.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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lillianm
It's implied that someone's asthma attacks may actually be anxiety attacks
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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BridgetCraghill
There is references to shaming an overweight child
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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alansmithee
It’s a book.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Yes pennywise constantly watches the kids, especially when they’re playing in the barrens
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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BiblioAnon
There are many instances of the n-word and other related slurs. They appear in multiple chapters and are used heavily by one of the main antagonists.
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invadermac
The kids use antisemitic jokes on Stan, but it’s note hateful
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Anonymous
Yes, the first described victim is a gay man. A main character who is heavily coded to be gay also dies.
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Are there fat jokes?
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alansmithee
Young Ben is bullied for his weight by the secondary antagonist
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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jdpamv
The gay characters are misrepresented which is particularly homophobic since they get gay bashed and one of them is murdered. Given the time the book was written, they aren't horrifically misrepresented, but it's for sure a triggering read today.
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Does the black guy die first?
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alansmithee
Survives the entire book.
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Is there hate speech?
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Alexhazlett
Gay couple is berated and killed
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Relationships
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Sex
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Pantalones
Putting it very bluntly, there is a child orgy. All characters involved are minors about the same age, 12 or so years old. Multiple boys have sex with one girl.
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Maktopus
It is implied that Bev's father is a pedophile and has molested her.
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Is there sexual content?
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Eslyea
There is a child orgie scene
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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byler_stan
the ending is sad
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Is someone hit by a car?
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IsabelSaunders
It is mentioned that bill was hit by a car when he was 3
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Is there gun violence?
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TrashKat
There is a flashback scene that involves a shoot out between a gang and the police/citizens of Derry
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