Be aware this timeline covers the events of IT and IT Chapter Two and there are detailed SPOILERS for both films IT is one of Stephen King's most well-known, best-loved novels. Published in 1986, the story follows a shapeshifting evil, who frequently takes on the visage of Pennywise the Dancing Clown, to terrorize and eat children every twenty-seven years. The novel covers two timeframes: 1957-1958 and 1984-1985 and follows the children - affectionately known as the Losers - as they battle IT, then sees them return twenty-seven years later to fight IT as adults. IT …