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Stephen King can easily be considered the king of the horror genre, having written several chilling stories. His novels are filled with eerie and unforgettable details and characters. But what many might not know is that one of the scariest villains in It was actually inspired by someone from Star Wars.

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This character was none other than Mrs. Kersh, and while both movies are quite different from one another, the author has a very special Star Wars connection that he used to name the It villain.

How Star Wars inspired one of the most scariest It villains out there?

When it comes to crafting some of the most eerie and scary books out there, Stephen King reigns supreme. King has penned some of the most terrifying stories out there and can easily be one of the most celebrated authors of our time.

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every other day throughout the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the thriller The Good Shepherd, which stars Christian Slater and is also known by the title The Confessor. You can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Directed by Lewin Webb from a screenplay by Brad Mirman, The Good Shepherd sees Slater taking on the role of a worldly and urbane priest who is forced to challenge his comfortable existence as an ecclesiastical spin-doctor when he comes to believe in the innocence of a young priest accused of murder. His only ally, a journalist, is also his former sweetheart…

Slater is...

Stephen King took 1,138 pages to tell the story of “It,” his 1986 horror classic about an evil clown called Pennywise who torments a group of children in Maine. But director Andy Muschietti always seems pressed for time, both in his 2017 adaptation of the first quarter or so of “It” and now in this far more expansive sequel, which runs nearly three hours.

“It Chapter Two” is a much grander project than the first film, for it encompasses the main characters as both children and adults. The main problem with the initial movie was that Bill Skarsgård’s Pennywise was too much a special effect and too little a taunting and evil human in clown makeup, but in “It Chapter Two,” Skarsgård is allowed to make much more of a contribution.

The second half of the 1990 TV miniseries of “It,” which dealt with the child characters as adults, was much weaker than...

While some folks may allege that 2017’s big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s It made them pee their pants, it seems like they sure didn’t care because that flick raked in obscene amounts of money normally unheard of in the horror genre. That said, we’re likewise expecting for the upcoming It: Chapter Two to be an enormous success.

Now, I’m sure you’ve probably heard about how some actors won’t watch their own movies for a variety of reasons, but one in particular thinks she may find Pennywise’s onscreen exploits to be too intense. Though I’m sure what she had to say may have been partly in jest, those who are involved in the production are privy to information the rest of us are not.

In case you’re wondering which actress I’m talking about, that’d be Joan Gregson, who played...

For all of you guys out there worrying that It and Mama director Andy Muschietti was going to go soft on his upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's It Chapter Two, no worries. Today we have official word from the MPAA that the sequel has been slapped with a pretty hard R-rating. Here's why.

"Disturbing violent content and bloody images throughout, pervasive language, and some crude sexual material."

And this rating seems to be keeping in line with not only the first film - which was rated R for "violence/horror, bloody images, and for language." But also some recent comments director Andy Muschietti made regarding Bill Skarsgard's return as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, saying this.

"Bill and I talked for hours to discuss the character. One, in a larger, bigger plan for Pennywise on this one. Make sure that he came with a very specific and focused feeling of...

It’s the beginning of the end for Angus Stewart (Richard Dreyfuss). His wife recently passed after a difficult and costly bout with dementia, his heart isn’t what it used to be, and his family is unsure about what to do to help him adjust. While his daughter Molly (Krista Bridges) and grandson Barney (Richie Lawrence) want him to move in, his son-in-law Jim (Lyriq Bent) can’t help wondering if enduring the strain of another aging parent on a daily basis isn’t good for his wife’s health. Angus will honestly agree to whatever course of action they decide because he knows the inevitable burden being in their house creates whether they’d admit it or not. As long as he can still look up at the stars, he’ll live anywhere.

So of course he grows giddy with excitement when writer/director Shelagh McLeod gives him...

Hey, "Blood & Treasure" fans. We hope you guys enjoyed episode 3 of this brand new series. Now that it's officially wrapped up, it's time to take a sneak peek look at what's going to take place in the next, new episode 4. CBS did serve up a new press release for it. So, that's what we'll be using for this spoiler session. To get things started, CBS' press release revealed that episode 4 is labeled, "The Secret of Macho Grande." It sounds like episode 4 will feature some very adventurous, interesting and action-filled scenes as a vital clue is discovered by Danny and Lexi. Fabi makes a huge rescue attempt. Hardwick delivers some new intel and more. We'll go ahead and start off this spoiler session with the Danny and Lexi situation. It turns out that these two will somehow get their hands on a very important clue that ends up leading them to an Austrian castle.