My 2nd book cover illustration will be for Stephen King's "It". I was really excited and intrigued by the idea once Mark suggested it in class. We both did a search on line and realized there was really only one main cover that had been done for the book in the 80's. Here is a quick synopsis I found for you to read. I also have attached a link to the full in-depth synopsis for those who want to know more. I will be bringing my sketches to class on Tuesday. Enjoy.
t is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. The story follows the exploits of seven children as they are terrorized by an eponymous inter-dimensional predatory life-form that exploits the fears and phobias of its victims in order to disguise itself whilst hunting its prey. "It" primarily appears in the form of "Bob Gray" a.k.a. "Pennywise the Dancing Clown," described by characters who see It as resembling a combination of Bozo, Clarabell and Ronald McDonald, in order to attract its preferred prey of young children, though it occasionally feeds on adults. The novel is told through narratives alternatingbetween two time periods, which is largely told in a third-person omniscient view. It deals with themes which would eventually become King staples: the power of memory, childhood trauma, and the ugliness lurking beneath a façade of traditional small-town values. The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1987, and received nominations for the Locus and World Fantasy Awards that same year.[1] Publishers Weekly listed It as the best-selling book in America in 1986.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(novel)#Plot
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