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IT: Welcome to Derry Halloween Special Review – Maturin Revealed

SERPENTORSLAIR.COM | HORROR & TELEVISION Is IT a Trick or Treat? HBO Max’s Surprise IT: Welcome to Derry Halloween Special Reveals Ancient Secrets, a Cosmic Turtle, and the Origins of Pennywise’s Prison By R.A. Rayne | November 1, 2026 Pennywise in HBO’s IT: Welcome to Derry. The Halloween special explores the ancient evil before its familiar clown disguise. Image: HBO, via WIRED. WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD This review reveals the events and ending of IT: Welcome to Derry – A Story of Derry, including the special’s biggest Stephen King mythology…

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The 10 Scariest Action Figures of the 1980s: The Toys That Gave Gen X Nightmares

SERPENTOR’S LAIR | HALLOWEEN 2026 | GEN X COLLECTING THE 10 SCARIEST ACTION FIGURES OF THE 1980s From Cobra-La to Scare Glow—and the one toy that still gives Gen X nightmares. By Adam Jared | October 28, 2026 | SerpentorsLair.com Original boxed 1986 Inhumanoids action figures. Photo: Pook & Pook / Bidsquare. There was a time when the scariest thing in your bedroom wasn’t under the bed. It was standing on the dresser. Long before action figures became highly detailed collector’s pieces, the toy aisles of the 1980s were home…

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Jason, Carrie, and Derry… Oh My!

Jason, Carrie, and Derry… Oh My! By: R.A. Rayne We all love prequels, sequels, remakes, and TV adaptations. Whether done well or poorly, they take us back to our favorite places and expand the worlds we love. With the rise of streaming, franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, and DC have expanded their universes, and horror franchises are now joining the fray. While sequels, remakes, and TV adaptations aren’t new to the horror genre, what is new, or at least feels new, is expanding these franchises into a larger…

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