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Does the dog die?
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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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Unanswered Triggers
Is there a large age gap?
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Is there bestiality?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is there aphobia?
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Abuse
Is someone gaslighted?
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lillianm
Beverly is gaslighted by her father
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Is someone stalked?
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lillianm
Beverly's abusive husband follows her to Derry
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Are there abusive parents?
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Is a child abused?
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georgiaaaaaaaaa
Munchausen syndrome by proxy - Eddie's mother makes up his illnesses and gives him fake medication
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Is there domestic violence?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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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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KayleeEe
Sheep are shown being slaughtered
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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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Does a dragon die?
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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?
117 supporters
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is someone restrained?
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Is there pedophilia?
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0
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 drugged?
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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
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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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 finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there cannibalism?
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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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Is there body horror?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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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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Does someone become unconscious?
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BiblioAnon
Eddie breaks his arm twice.
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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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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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Are any teeth damaged?
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BiblioAnon
Tom's teeth are damaged in the fight with Bev.
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No one falls to their death in the book
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TheDreammweaver
That is in the 2017 Movie, not the book
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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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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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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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Does a kid die?
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LFAF1
Pennywise’s main food is eating children.
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Death
Does someone die?
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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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1
Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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skyleighkitty666
Yes! One of the kids kill their own parent.
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Does someone cheat?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Pantalones
A boy's younger brother is brutally murdered by Pennywise.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
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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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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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Are there razors?
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Stanley kills himself by slitting his wrists
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there ghosts?
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Pennywise isn't a ghost
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Gross
Does someone spit?
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Is there farting?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is someone eaten?
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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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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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LGBTQ+
Is there bisexual cheating?
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2
Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Yes
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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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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Mental Health
Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Is there misophonia?
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Yes
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lillianm
It's implied that someone's asthma attacks may actually be anxiety attacks
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Does someone die by suicide?
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BridgetCraghill
There is references to shaming an overweight child
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone self harm?
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BridgetCraghill
Kind of, they slice their hand in a way of creating a pact.
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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alansmithee
It’s a book.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Does a baby cry?
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Paranoia
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Yes pennywise constantly watches the kids, especially when they’re playing in the barrens
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Does someone miscarry?
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Is a baby stillborn?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Are there abortions?
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Is there childbirth?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Yes
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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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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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invadermac
The kids use antisemitic jokes on Stan, but it’s note hateful
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Is there hate speech?
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Alexhazlett
Gay couple is berated and killed
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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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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Are there n-words?
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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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Are there homophobic slurs?
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alansmithee
Survives the entire book.
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Sex
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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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Eslyea
There is a child orgie scene
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Maktopus
It is implied that Bev's father is a pedophile and has molested her.
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Sexism
Yes
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Social
Are there fat suits?
118 supporters
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Yes
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byler_stan
the ending is sad
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Vehicular
Does a plane crash?
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IsabelSaunders
It is mentioned that bill was hit by a car when he was 3
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Does a car crash?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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25
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3
Is there blood/gore?
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Is there gun violence?
232 supporters
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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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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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