Stranger Things got some inspiration from the stories of Stephen King and this is no big secret. The influence of King is felt everywhere in the series, but now some hardcore fans have pointed out some specific moments from Season 2 which connects the Netflix hit series directly to Stephen King’s IT.
EliteDaily suggests that Stranger Things and IT take place in the same universe. That way too much of a reach. However, Stranger Things definitely contains homages to IT and some fans on Twitter pointed them out and you can see them below.
Bob’s parents are from Maine, and he was haunted by an evil clown when he was a kid which would’ve been in the late 50’s #StrangerThings pic.twitter.com/G1SfJiCHRd
— Stranger Facts (@UpsideDownFacts) October 29, 2017
Finn Wolfhard says the same line in both #StrangerThings and the movie IT pic.twitter.com/70RvYf1AwG
— Stranger Facts (@UpsideDownFacts) October 29, 2017
He also found victory over the clown when he stopped showing fear. #Parallels
— Hunter R🎃desi (@hradesi14) October 30, 2017
And when he imitates the clown saying, “hey kid you want a balloon?” it is very close to how Pennywise sounds
— Caroline (@caro_pace) November 1, 2017
One of the most interesting thing that was pointed out that involves Bob and how his parents are from Maine and he was haunted by a clown when he was a kid.