“Home is the place where you finally have to face the thing in the dark.”

Located near Bangor, Maine, Derry serves as one of the few fictional towns within the Stephen King universe. Although peaceful and quaint today, Derry hides a dark, violent-ridden past, where murder rates exceeded those of surrounding states.

Originating as a logging township, Derry was founded within the early 18th century, with all of its inhabitants suddenly vanishing in 1741.

Following the Roanoke-like disappearance of Derry’s earliest settlers, violent events began to snowball as the population increases; a violent shoot-out at a bar in 1905, the devastating explosion of the Kitchener Ironworks factory during an Easter egg hunt the following year, the assassination of the Bradley Gang by townsfolk, and the racially-motivated burning of the Black Spot, a Black soldier bar in 1930. Not to mention the innumerable abductions and murders caused by IT in between years.

Top 8 Locations

(based on their relevance to both the novel and film adaptations.)

The Paul Bunyan Statue

Located in City Central, near Bassey Park, this statue commemorates the lumbering origins of the town.

In both the novel and the adaptations, Pennywise possesses the statue and chases after Richie.

The Standpipe

Located in the Memorial Park, which was built on the remains of the Black Spot fire, the Standpipe provides the town’s water.

According to town legends, many children have fallen into the tank and drowned.

In the novel and the miniseries, Stan, who frequents the site for birdwatching, is lured into the Standpipe and encounters IT, who manifests as drowned children.

The Kissing Bridge

Traverses the Kenduskeag Canal in Bassey Park.

Contrary to its name, the Kissing Bridge served as one of Pennywise’s main hunting grounds, particularly after sunset.

In IT , Bowers’ Gang mocks and hounds Ben, sending him tumbling down into the Barrens.

The Quarry

While not mentioned in the novel or the miniseries, the Quarry served as a socialization spot for the Losers in the modern series.

In IT , Eddie, Bill, Stan, and Richie formally meet Ben and Beverly whilst swimming at the Quarry.

In IT: Chapter 2, the remainder of the Losers’ Club go swimming after their final encounter with IT, reminiscing their youth.

The Barrens

Located along the Kenduskeag Stream, the Barrens serve as a refuge for the Losers in the novel and the adaptations, serving as their first bonding spot and eventually hiding their underground clubhouse.
In the modern IT, Bill talks his friends into visiting the Barrens with him to search for his little brother Georgie, convinced that his body would travel through the sewers and end up near the canal

In both the novel and the adaptations, the Losers stood up to Bowers’ Gang for the first time by way of a rock fight.

29 Neibolt Street

Located near the Barrens, 29 Neibolt Street serves as the one of IT’s preferred hunting spots in the novel.

In the novel, the Losers fear the Well House, claiming it to be haunted

In IT and IT: Chapter 2, however, the Well House serves as the breeding ground for IT, hosting the 2 main encounters between the Losers Club and Pennywise.

The Canal

Originating from Bassey Park, the Canal serves as the upper part of the Kenduskeag Stream, segregated by the Derry Dam

Although not elaborated on in the novel, the Canal is the first place Bill searches for Georgie in IT, dragging along Stan, Richie, and Eddie.

Bradley Gang Mural

While not explicitly mentioned in the novel, nor in the miniseries, the Bradley Gang Mural only appears in the modern adaptation of IT, found in Richards Alley near George Keene’s Drug Store.

As previously mentioned, the Bradley Gang was gunned down in 1929 by Derry citizens. Collectively, the town decided to sweep the event under the rug. The few witnesses that lived to recount the tale recall seeing a clown partaking in the shooting.

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