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It considers the Turtle inferior, but the only other creature near It's status. It's mortal enemy is a great Turtle, a fellow resident of the Macroverse who, according to It, accidentally belched up our universe in a fit of indigestion. Its physical form lives in our world as a shape-shifting manifestation of your worst nightmares, but in King's novel things get much, much weirder, Its true form is a Lovecraftian, ambiguous demigod that lives in the so-called Macroverse - an unnameable and unknowable malevolent force that considers itself Eternal. That hunger for tasty, tasty, beautiful fear is pretty much the sole reason It returns to Derry, Maine every 27 years to torment and feed on the townsfolk before retreating into a new cycle of slumber. This is why he prefers to feast on children - their fears are simple, pure, and powerful compared to the complex, pathological fears of adults. According to It, when humans got scared, "all the chemicals of fear flooded the body and salted the meat". It feasts on the flesh of humans simply because our fears are easy to manifest and they make us taste better. In both the book and the films, It is an ancient alien creature, older than civilization, and in King's novel, older than our universe. But what exactly is It? Well, that's not super easy to answer, but let's give it a try. Whether you grew up on Stephen King's novel, Tim Curry's iconic performance in the 1990 miniseries, or just met the dancing clown via Bill Skarsgard's unique but equally terrifying performance in Andy Muschietti's two-part film adaptation, the consistent through-line is that the creature known as It is an ungodly manifestation of our most primal fears. Be aware there are spoilers for IT Chapter Two (2019), IT (2017), the 1990 miniseries, and Stephen King's novel.