Top 20 Scariest IT Franchise Moments

Is there anything scarier than Pennywise the Dancing clown? For this list, we’ll be taking a look at the most frightening moments from both chapters of this supernatural horror tale. Our countdown includes Henry Bowers Kills His Father, Adrian Mellon's Death, Pennywise Emerges from the Fridge, Georgie’s Death, and more! What do YOU think is the scariest moment in the "IT" franchise? Let us know in the comments!
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[@WatchMojo]

Which moment from the IT movies scared you the most?

[@Leoretti0009]

I know your secret your dirty Little Secret

[@brettbaglio1550]

Subscribe To Me For Good Luck You mean Georgie getting killed -Admin

[@Lover1324]

Childrens get eaten and Georgie😭😭😭

[@MrRonald327]

Fortune Cookies.

[@halorockandreach]

Beverly from IT 2017 is hot as hell

[@malachiflournoy9387]

I’m sorry, but the “kiss me fat boy” part is hilarious

[@LucyLioness100]

I laughed when I heard it. Especially because it’s an iconic line from the OG miniseries

[@thechristianteen9167]

@@LucyLioness100 same

[@TheCreativeAutistic37]

no offense to the remake cause i do love it but its even more funny too me in the Mini series lol XD

[@SOMEONE-pr8qp]

It really is

[@zap5.083]

fAtBoI

[@GetlemanNightmare]

To me it's Beverly's father... How that is not scary... Because he was like that before Pennywise...

[@darcym9638]

Re: the painting When I was young, my family had a broken down dishwasher that my parents never bothered to get rid of. My parents were also under the impression that I liked Troll dolls. Sooo that's what I got. Birthdays, Christmas, just because. Troll dolls 24/7/365. One day about nine months after the dishwasher broke down, my mother opened it up and looked inside for some reason. I don't know what she was looking for, but what she found was all my Troll dolls, lined up neatly on the racks behind the locked dishwasher door. She called me in and asked me why I put all the dolls in there. And I just looked at her with all my 8 year old gravity and said "They're in jail. They were bad so they're in jail now." Months before, I'd had a horrible nightmare about the little bastards coming to life. It was bad enough that I locked them up in the most secure place I could think of, just in case. So I get it. Sometimes you just have to put the painting in the attic and the trolls in the dishwasher.

[@w1ndgeneral226]

Don't you just hate it when your toys want your money.

[@annieoops6243]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Vhlathanosh]

The projector scene was well done. That got me

[@paradoxisheretohelp5067]

Same

[@SOMEONE-pr8qp]

It was especially when he disappeared from the screen first then pops out

[@Guest01121]

Ikr

[@videomaestro9566]

Right out of dang NOWHERE! YIKES

[@shtopfl5247]

IT is truly a masterpiece in scene building and diversity ,almost every scare has some special twists and horrifying images that haunt you for a couple of hours and sometimes gives nightmares to the untrained audience 😄👍🏻 love the franchise

[@alexifelton1070]

I used to be scared of IT until I realized the whole movie is just a bunch of Muggles trying to defeat a boggart without magic

[@alecsandyr]

...who can hypnotize, paralyze, and actually eat them...

[@shawnbopko858]

It is

[@cosmichexagon]

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹

[@lucymain7995]

I know!

[@who-audios]

YES HARRY POTTER FAN

[@brenen9065]

"HEY! HEY THAT FORTUNE COOKIE'S LOOKING AT ME!" -Richie, 2016

[@herosam1390]

Let’s be honest. The only reason Georgie’s death was number 1 on here was because it’s the most iconic scene out of both movies

[@Kalinforrinco]

But also because you don’t expect it. Even if you read the book and you know It rips his arm off, you don’t expect the movie to actually show it.

[@nrlstatistics4898]

@@Kalinforrinco It doesn’t mean it’s scary.

[@kidnamedFinger533]

@@nrlstatistics4898 it is

[@litaholic4572]

Agreed!

[@mlamarana]

Stephen King shows us how much scarier humans are more than monsters

[@axelnilsson5124]

Sometimes the worst monsters aren’t actually monsters

[@SexyButCurious]

Yeah he's good with doing that.

[@Ryan-ze9fz]

@@ishaannag4545 have you ever been outside? You’ve never seen animals fight before? What a dumb thing to say. Go outside

[@pezzoeditz]

Ikr

[@Upbeat096Rhythm]

@@Ryan-ze9fz dude, what he’s saying is animals kill for crucial reasons, while we hurt, discriminate, and kill for irrational reasons more often then not

[@redheadedpsycho4566]

"is there anything scarier than pennywise the dancing clown?" me: yes, children

[@axelnilsson5124]

Yes, dogs such as cujo

[@sofiainiguez3921]

My kitty

[@pix4latedr0ses5]

my moms belt

[@SOMEONE-pr8qp]

Me

[@cristhianperez4119]

Scooby doo saying shaggy instead of raggy

[@Dampsubs]

Whenever Henry stabbed his dad in the neck I heard “Oh no”!!

[@stevenpadilla1890]

Let's give him a BIG round of applause! Yay!

[@Dampsubs]

Dang I forgot all about this comment

[@euphatsy7498]

@@Dampsubs lol

[@themobfighter6968]

In my opinion, the scariest scene is Georgie's death at the beginning of IT Chapter One.

[@alecsandyr]

Which matches the list. Yay

[@mikeymorrison272]

Definitely. Overall my favorite scene too.

[@SOMEONE-pr8qp]

Yea

[@infjgirl3850]

10:40 - as someone who was bullied in high school, I can definitely relate to Beverly’s nightmare vision: trapped in a toilet cubicle while the high school bullies hammered on the door shouting insults

[@BatmanPops]

The way he chewed that little girl face at the game, in chapter 2 was uncalled for 😢

[@UCONN_HUSKIES]

Demons don't care! 😈

[@papajackieee4166]

Yeah she was so nice

[@BatmanPops]

@@papajackieee4166 yup 😔

[@BatmanPops]

@@UCONN_HUSKIES true but Pennywise did get what he deserved at the end though 😃

[@anthonytoro3103]

I think she was just a snack really. She wasn’t as scared of him (seeing as though humans taste better when their scared), and he snatched her up real quick. Not much time to even react to fear. Had nothing to really do with the plot either

[@nicholasfruin1]

The scariest moment for me will always be when Pennywise came out of the refrigerator to terrorize Eddie and you just know deep down that it is really Bill Skarskard performing that scene. To me that is utterly terrifying to know that an actor actually did that and generated that type of response.

[@darcym9638]

Funny story about that. IIRC this was the first scene that Skarsgard and Jack Dylan Grazer shared. After the first take, Skarsgard was worried that he'd crossed a line with the kid and asked if he was okay. Grazer's response was (paraphrased) "Oh yeah, I love what you're doing with the character!" Again IIRC, Skarsgard has said this was the moment when he realized he was working with some tiny professionals.

[@Kalinforrinco]

11:51 For me the scariest is the projector scene. I did expect a jump scare, I did expect Pennywise to come out... I never expected or imagined he would come out like a giant, filling the whole room with his size, growling like an animal... And that smile when he comes out!

[@DrifterSam]

The scene in IT that scared me the most is when Eddie, Mike, Richie, and Stan are looking for Bill and then Eddie trips in the sewers and the severed heads of the missing children emerge from the water and you can hear screaming.

[@Guest01121]

“Well I “love” what he’s done with the place.”

[@sharyageorge]

I really think Watchmojo uploads the horror lists at night on purpose. Now, here I am laying in the dark and questioning my life’s choices. Thanks Watchmojo.

[@loseyourself2143]

I think the scariest moments is the Opening Of IT Chapter 1 with Georgie and Pennywise

[@BIG_MAX]

Craig Tucker: true

[@stitchlover4381]

Mr. Joker you are WAY scarier than Pennywise. because you don't need shitty effects to strike fear and kill.

[@attrennux0000]

Maybe pennywise, eating george's hand, but that could just be pennywise warping reality.

[@rocklee6495]

The clown is scared of the clown

[@thespidergamerflores6132]

Yup same thing

[@TheBloodswordsman]

Not gonna lie - Nicholas Hamilton acted the actual HELL outta that scene where Henry kills his father. Just mad respect for that guy.

[@zzz43344]

Yeah!

[@karstenpuder3605]

That is my grandparents house. I was there for the filming!

[@annieoops6243]

@@karstenpuder3605 wow how neat!

[@karstenpuder3605]

Fun fact, they used my grandparents house as Henry Bowers house.

[@axelnilsson5124]

Where were they during shoting of the movie?

[@karstenpuder3605]

Axel Nilsson just outside of Toronto

[@andrewhoward2537]

Whoa so cool. I actually heard the “Nightmare on Elm Street” house is for sale.

[@alexhidalgo7110]

When George’s lose his arm in the first movie of it it was a bit scary and he was young and Billy Got very upset Over his brothers death at the end of the movie

[@originalcharacter2459]

The scariest thing was the fact that the cat in Georgie’s death scene was out in the pouring rain but its fur was not getting soaked

[@rayancedrichaddad1197]

Georgie's Death defines how Evil Pennywise already is. And prepare the Audience for the Worst things he can do next to the Losers Club. How Hardest to Face with IT and Hardest to defeat he is, From his Horrific Actions equal to his Darkness Personality, Pennywise defines all Horrific Sides inside Derry City. The IT of this City who hides Deeply Darkness Sides inside. Pennywise is Definitely a Symbol of Evil himself in all.

[@skillissue5954]

My personal scariest moment is the first It when Pennywise unhinged his mouth to deadlight Beverly. The eldritchness of seeing rows upon rows of teeth and Pennywise's eyes rolling up just gives me nightmares.

[@alijahaskew4644]

For me, it's the mattress with Eddie's head poking up from it.

[@benallyteamak9755]

I know what’s scarier than Pennywise. KAREN.

[@darcym9638]

I see you know my mother-in-law.

[@fckyoudidntask642]

@@darcym9638 omfg

[@sofiainiguez3921]

Pennywise would run from a karen

[@brandonbeesley6122]

Probably not the best idea for me to be watching this at 3am

[@hearts444l]

Because you can't sleep? Same.

[@terminator1567]

Top 10 Horror Movie Franchises That Haven’t Lost Their Touch

[@phoenixwing0628]

The Conjuring Universe would be at top

[@phoenixwing0628]

The Conjuring Universe would be at top

[@ScottieD813]

🔝I wonder if this person🔝 thinks The Conjuring would be at the top 🔝🤔🔝

[@daredevil6145]

What about The Shining?? Do you consider it as such?

[@axelnilsson5124]

Vaibhav Sapkota it’s not a franchise just a duology

[@failedcomedian6394]

As much as I enjoyed chapter 2, I felt it was severely bogged down by mediocre cgi. The Mrs Hersh scene had a good buildup, but when she ran out of the shadows I found it more funny than scary. Same with the leper, Paul bunyon statue and the Chinese restaurant scene (probably my favourite scene in the movie up until the crap cgi fortune cookies). The scariest scenes were the ones with just pennywise, like the bleachers or the funhouse. Yeah they both had a little bit of cgi but it was minimal and it still allowed Bill Skaarsgard to just do pennywise. I know in the books pennywise takes many forms, but the shoddy cgi really ruined a lot of the scares in chapter 2. It’s still a good film, I love the cast, but definitely not as scary as it could have been.

[@senaith8909]

I've been waiting for this ❤️and Asking , tanks ❤️... You chooses between each list the numbers through and then when two from this list were just scerier ... I hope you'll stay "faithful" to your lists before ( not like sometimes/ often ) *Now* I'm gonna watch it 👍🏽

[@RiteanDan]

I own both versions and I gotta say that the original 1990 version has a lot more replay value than the recent 2-parter Hollywood release. There’s a lot more charm in the first TV-movie version. Anyway, there’s so many decent scares, it’s hard to pick a favourite; probably Beverly visiting her old family home.

[@GreenArrowHunter]

Pennywise is scary until John Wick comes to kill him with a pencil.

[@hell_raser6850]

Jason Voorhees: That's cute

[@Pottasium92]

Nah, he is shit, depends from tons of people lmao

[@darcym9638]

See, that's because John Wick knows no fear.

[@cristhianperez4119]

Thanos abracadabra pennywise oh im fading away

[@denzilcaskey5890]

Right imagine John wick vs pennywise now that would be awesome to see in a fight

[@animemoments9138]

Those were really scare moments I don't know why but IT scares the hell out of me

[@axelnilsson5124]

Maybe because IT is the shape of fear

[@JustCxdy]

"Oh there he is" Is my favorite moment of the whole movie

[@ethancowan8621]

I was never scared watching the first movie but It Chapter two made me scared as hell!

[@Flame-pc9zm]

I love what u do with the vids thx

[@SatyamSingh-nq2il]

If The Leper's scene is not even in top 20... Imagine how terrifying this movie is

[@Greenkai3000]

The gay bashing scene is the scariest one because that still happens in real life to this day

[@mlamarana]

Greenkai3000 So true! That scene was heartbreaking to read and to see it was just as bad 😢

[@SexyButCurious]

I was pissed since I haven't read the book. So fucked up

[@lucymain7995]

Unfortunately that is true...

[@Lampfinder1619]

*Are y'all homophobic?*

[@Greenkai3000]

@@Lampfinder1619 what makes you think that?

[@fguinan2168]

I don’t agree with gorgie one, I think when Stan gets attacked by it in the sewers is the scariest scene, otherwise great job, love ur vids!

[@stephenjacewicz4594]

The funhouse scene was just so disturbing. Where were the police though to see what happened? Eventually someone would see the blood and call services, unless they were killed too..... Someone would have to not be killed by Pennywise or wait till after the ending of IT 2's climax. Also kudos to Mrs. Kersh!!! Also Chapter 1's sink scene was a masterpiece. Patrick getting killed was very scary too!

[@KurtRusselPH]

Georgie's Death was the most scariest and also the saddest part for me. Him screaming "Billy!" as he is dragged into the sewer by Pennywise was just so sad for me. ps. I became a fan of Jackson Robert Scott (Georgie) because of this movie.

[@Arkham_V2]

1:13 I love that part where he scares richie away😂😂😂

[@attrennux0000]

Is their anything scarier than pennywise the dancing clown. Yes pennywise naked.

[@benallyteamak9755]

Ahhhhhhhhh!

[@OFWGKTA1026]

Oh god

[@attrennux0000]

l know I know.

[@fruity9465]

Oh shit

[@davidhopper9793]

Great video

[@fakhirabbasi]

Great 👍

[@spencerstaggs6664]

I'm only 40 minutes in so far, and the scariest part thus far is Patrick Hocksetter's death.

[@litaholic4572]

I recently finished reading the novel for the first time and so much of the story is skin-crawling and eerie good. Love what the Chapter 1 & 2 movies did represent as true to the book as possible and there are a lot of unsettling scenes, almost hard to decide which is the scariest. Albeit I do love the 90s miniseries and it slightly creeped me out more even now just for the realism of it, yet the films still exuded the same atmosphere from the book in notable parts though. The CGI in Chapter 2 (which should have had better screenwriting) could have been better in some scenes too. For me, Georgie's death creeped me out the most just for the chilling and predatory undertones it gives off, both in the text and on screen.

[@terminator1567]

Is Pennywise The Most powerful horror movie characters of all time, if not where would you rank him?

[@NLdave99]

He would be crazy powerful if it weren't for his multiple weaknesses.

[@LastRenegade]

If it weren't for the fact that you can literally bully him to death... maybe.

[@NLdave99]

@@LastRenegadeBad words turn him from the eater of worlds to a potato sack😂😂😂

[@kelsonthomas2615]

@@NLdave99 He is powerful in his True Form. Research about Maturin and his Brother(IT / Deadlight)

[@darcym9638]

He's powerful as long as he's feared. Pinhead, however, doesn't give a crap what you think of him. He'll ruin your day whether you even believe in him or not.

[@dandycandy5813]

I know your secret

[@evetteren850]

Dandy Candy your dirty little secret

[@redking4470]

The Boys

[@justagirlwholikesmusicals1529]

Cotton Candy Kisses Gacha I know your secret

[@victorryan8537]

Come on and play come out and play with the clown

[@nickpotter158]

Should I tell em, Richie?

[@bootyinspectorr]

I feel like It Chapter one is more scarier than Chapter two

[@alecsandyr]

@Judge Preston Plus the visuals hadn't advanced much. Ch. 2 is much more about the way childhood experiences evolve into adult psychoses, which most audiences don't appreciate.

[@seansmith312]

Scariest part of It2, was the opening kill. Mrs Kirch scene was very creepy, but evaporated into comedy with the witch. Most of It1's scenes trumps 2's scenes by a mile.

[@Dragonlove3]

Amazing 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@robinonion]

There were a lot of things from the book that I would've loved to see in the movie. Too many things were left out of the movie

[@darcym9638]

To be fair, if they put everything from the book into the movie it would be a five-part saga directed by Peter Jackson. Plus, you know, that one scene. You know the one.

[@xxleah_haydenxx]

Well, there definatly one scene I'm glad wasn't there 😖

[@nrlstatistics4898]

@@xxleah_haydenxx Mate, don’t even think about referencing that again, okay?

[@litaholic4572]

I admire both films for including what the 90s miniseries left out. Still, there were some parts I personally wish they had include-especially with the losers hanging out just being regular kids. Wish more of that was shown in the movies too.

[@emogirl89allup]

Finally a top (?) that shows all the a the top things without hiding it was edits.

[@SusanOnln]

Funny how you forget that Pennywise is just an actor.

[@axelnilsson5124]

You mean Skarsgård?

[@angel_gamer9964]

I haven’t even watched IT yet so at least I won’t get scared to much bc I know what’s gonna happen lol

[@jabberwocky1790]

I love what he's done with the place😂

[@abhishekrajput262]

Pennywise's jokes actually cracks me up🤣WTF is wrong with me 😓

[@cakes3958]

Chapter 1 - brilliant. Chapter 2 - entire film is based on predictable jump scares and bad CGI, abysmal.

[@GreenDragon-fm5kn]

The scene near the end of the first movie where Pennywise is dancing was hilarious.

[@OFWGKTA1026]

Pennywise: “I know your secret” Me: “lol bitch you don’t know shit” Pennywise: *pulls up my internet history*

[@jacksbricks2635]

Thanks WatchMojo I forgot about all these scenes until you made me click on this gosh darn video lol!

[@sexyyacuckoobird]

That dance takes me out all the time 😂😂

[@horrordisneygal1172]

MEME ME MEME ME MEME MEME MEME ME 😅 Nostalgia critic 2017

[@matheus6153468]

That part at the school closet I laughed hard because remeber me that scene from Monsters University that a monster use the same technique

[@omarflores9011]

I actually think that pennywise was partially responsible for Eddie growing up with a bad mom by attacking her when she was a kid and making her attempt to process the deadlights which caused her to begin going mad, which only got worse when she grew up, got married and had a kid, and Pennywise decided to mess with her even more, by causing a car crash and killing her husband, which drove her even madder

[@banditverse63289]

power of theory 😂😂😂

[@chelseacanales8763]

Till this day, I will never have another fortune cookie. Those things ruined and scared me.

[@sakurakittynoir1400]

#15. I've had one, but it wasn't a painting. It was several doll sized figurines. I think they were part of a collectors set. They belonged to someone my mama knew. She displayed them in a room near the front door that connected to other rooms & they terrified me. I hated walking past them. I hated being near them. I hated looking at them. Thankfully, the room in question wasn't the only way to get from one part of the house to the other. The kicker is.... ALL of the figurines in question were CLOWNS!!!!!!! I kid y'all not. 😅😂

[@brianrunyon266]

Cool list. For #19, if I was Richie. Richie: Let me guess, "bad luck and extreme misfortune will infest your pathetic soul for all eternity."

[@erinwillman9105]

I love it

[@scottakanumba1heathen379]

The Georgie "ventriloquist puppet" Pennywise was speaking through in the basement, hands down (IT Chapter 1).

[@AKASH1167]

MAN....That was SPOOKY !! specially with the MOJO LADY'S voice.....

[@theodorsteenberg8757]

I agree on number one

[@YuniorGamboa]

Georgie and victoria along with the fridge scene are the most memorable

[@shoshanaloomer]

I hate normal carnival clowns, yet I love Pennywise

[@munnubabusingh2179]

It is my one of the favorite movies of all time

[@vikisin]

This video made the IT franchise scarier for me LOL

[@DarthHydra456]

Pennywise crawling out of a refrigerator was my favorite scene from the first movie

[@tekomonakama2051]

4:40 This scene should be number 1 on the list

[@aliciaveal1284]

I have to say It chapter 2 got to me more, maybe because they were adults. I had my first nightmare in years 😂 and I love everything horror.

[@Lemon_hellyeah]

The fact that people like Pennywise dont exist. Yet there is people like Beverlys farther in real life.

[@moggingmaster]

I saw I was early and I spent 20 minutes to where I wasn’t early anymore to think of a good and clever comment

[@tobex3604]

"Kiss me fat boy"🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelcharach7447]

Do a top 10 WatchMojo top 10s video

[@cmvogt5951]

IT (2017) and IT: Chapter Two are One of the Scariest Movies I've ever watched but Great and Excellent Movie.

[@taniyahmatthews6214]

Can’t believe Eddie really died💔

[@fckyoudidntask642]

Same with Stanley 💔

[@denzilcaskey5890]

Sad Yes

[@nrlstatistics4898]

Really? I could see it from a mile away!

[@BrWnmn4587]

I can watch the 2 movies over and over

[@unpredictablemove]

The most heartbreaking scene for me is Dean's death in chapter two!! Poor kid caught in the crossfire between pennywise and Bill! 💔💔

[@jackieshangg]

The projector scene was pretty scary

[@mnisws1216]

cool i`m scared

[@Zeddyboi86]

There is a top 10 scariest moments of It and a top 10 scariest moments of It: Chapter Two. Now there is top 20 scariest moments of the It franchise. 🤔

[@who-audios]

ok but the fortune cookie one the little baby head made me laugh so fu*king much

[@riorosario18]

i haven't even started the video yet and i already know what number one is.

[@manueltapia1859]

Oh and the kiss scene similar to the shinning where reveals to be penniwise

[@factsyoudidnotknow4350]

0:13 these moving dolls look really creepy

[@Deez_Nutz69486]

the spit coming out of his mouth on 20 is funny af

[@johnnyhall4335]

1:10 Say it. Don't spray it.

[@guynobodyknows]

A lot of these moments aren’t even scary due to the unrealistic CG.

[@Kalinforrinco]

Ryan Connolly 🙄

[@manueltapia1859]

Agree the original sees more realistic

[@TonyStark-cf6fq]

There some cgi in the movie that look unreal

[@david0712]

Hi Georgie!!