The IT fandom continues to grow with new fans of this horror franchise. Decades after the 1,100+ page book was published, a lot of people still haven’t been able to shake their love for Pennywise and Derry. Now, even kids can appreciate the cultural significance of IT with Pennywise and Georgie Little People collectibles. That is, if your kid can stomach a little (fake) blood.
These collectibles definitely draw on your nostalgia—if you grew up any time between 1960 and the early 2000s, you probably had Little People in your toy box. These guys are from their collector’s line, where they recreate characters from pop culture in their signature style.
The Little People IT figures depict a scene from the beginning of the 2017 movie. Georgie, Bill Denbrough’s little brother, goes running after his paper boat as it floats towards a storm drain. It falls in, and he meets Pennywise the clown. He bites off Georgie’s arm as he reaches into the drain for his boat and drags him down into the sewer. The figures show immediately after the attack, with Georgie missing an arm and wearing his yellow raincoat. Pennywise is holding his signature red balloon and wearing his frilly grey and orange clown outfit. Clown-fit, if you will. They even included the alien’s cracked, plaster-like makeup on his forehead.
In my opinion, Georgie’s face is amusingly underwhelming. He has an expression of mild surprise, not nearly enough terror considering the bloody stump on his right. But hey, these are still collector’s items based on children’s toys, after all. Perhaps exaggerated facial expressions are where Little People draws the line. Overall, the toymakers somehow found a way to make such a terrifying scene… cute?
If you love the movie despite your newfound inability to walk within a few feet of storm drains, you can grab this duo on Amazon for $15.47 and grow your horror memorabilia collection one Little Person at a time.