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Hot Take! IT: Welcome to Derry (The Real Monster) (But Not Really)
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- Dec 22, 2025
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IT: Welcome to Derry says the town is the real monster. We disagree. The town is just collateral damage. The monster is still the monster—and dressing that up as a metaphor doesn’t make it deeper. It just makes it confused. Really good looking, really entertaining, but confused. If you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to do so by reaching out to us on social media @TheFilmFlamers, or call our hotline and leave us a message at 972-666-7733! Out this Month: Hot Take! IT: Welcome to Derry The Long Kiss Goodnight Patreon: Transylvania 6-5000 Get in Touch: Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheFilmFlamers Visit our Store: https://the-film-flamers.printify.me/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefilmflamers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFilmFlamers/ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thefilmflamers/ (NEW!) SCANS Movie Rating Calculator: https://scans.glide.page/ Our Website: https://www.filmflamers.com Call our Hotline: 972-666-7733 Our Patrons: Alex M Andrew Bower Ashlie Thornbury BattleBurrito Benjamin Gonzalez Bennett Hunter BreakfastChainsawMassacre Call me Lestat. Canadianmatt3 Christopher Nelson Dan Alvarez Dirty Birdy eliza mc Gia Gillian Murtagh GlazedDonut GWilliamNYC Irwan Iskak James Aumann Jessica E Joanne Ellison Josh Young Karl Haikara Kimberly McGuirk Kyle Kavanagh Laura O'Malley Lisa Libby Lisa Söderberg Livi Loch Hightower M Hussman Matthew McHenry MissBooMissQuick Nicole McDaniel Nikki Nimble Wembley Pablo the Rhino Penelope Nelson random dude Richard Best Robert Eppers Rosieredleader Ryan King SHADOW OF THE DEAD SWANN Sharon Sinesthero Snake Plissken William Skinner Sweet dreams... "Welcome to Horrorland" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http…