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Zach Dionne
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writer/editor. Mainer in the south. novel TK.
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For GQ, got to speak with Welcome to Derry co-showrunner Jason Fuchs about that wild episode and why Bob Gray was the key to getting Bill Skarsgård back www.gq.com/story/it-wel...
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 7 Finally Showed us the Original Pennywise
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ co-showrunner Jason Fuchs on this week's Black Spot Massacre episode, next season’s reverse time jump, and the moment in the season finale he can’t wait for people to see.
www.gq.com
EIGHT FOR EIGHT! (On recaps, if not on episodes themselves. Lotta good ones though!)
decider.com/2025/12/14/i...
‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 8 recap: Losers forever (Season 1 finale)
“I wanna kill that f***ing clown.”
decider.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
7PM: The Shining in IMAX, my eighth time watching King in the cinema this year 🪓
right after: Welcome to Derry finale, my fourth watch 🎈 Can't wait for y'all to see it.
my Stephen King theatrical experiences this year
2/12: The Monkey
5/20: The Life of Chuck
7/9: The Life of Chuck rewatch
9/11: The Long Walk
9/24: IT
9/25: The Long Walk rewatch
TONIGHT: The Running Man
DECEMBER: The Shining
(and surely a rewatch of at least one of those last two)
December 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Before this weekend's #WelcomeToDerry finale, re-upping my long GQ convo w/ Jason Fuchs about ep 7, getting Big Bill Skars back, and if Ben's haiku to Bev sucks or does not suck ❄️🔥 www.gq.com/story/it-wel...
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 7 Finally Showed Us the Original Pennywise
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ co-showrunner Jason Fuchs on this week’s Black Spot Massacre episode, next season’s reverse time jump, and the moment in the season finale he can’t wait for people to see.
www.gq.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Ayuh.
Mainers...got to love their writing. It'll stick with you.
December 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I'm going through @mikeflanaganfilm.com's work and casting #TheDarkTower using actors from each project, starting with The Fall of the House of Usher. @rahulkohli13.bsky.social as Roland and Carla Gugino as Flagg may be unbeatable. We'll see🔮 www.patreon.com/posts/casting-mike-1-139230656
Casting Mike Flanagan’s Dark Tower – Round 1: The Fall of the House of Usher | SKzd
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December 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
it took a week to get this writeup to a final draft and I commend and thank my editor and friendtor unclegrambo.bsky.social as always 🫡
December 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
On #WelcomeToDerry, Ingrid ratted on Hank being at the Black Spot. Jason Fuchs told me their relationship wasn't a long con and shared some of their romantic backstory that didn't make it to screen gq.com/story/it-welcome-to-derry-episode-7
December 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 7 Recap: Pennywise 1.0 and the Burning of the Black Spot
‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 7 Recap: Pennywise 1.0 and the Burning of the Black Spot
"Give us what we want, and we go away."
decider.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Nothing like Derry Scenery... 👁👄👁

Prints available on ☪️thedarkarts.store☪️

#welcometoderry #derry #itstephenking #fanart #pennywise
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
For GQ, got to speak with Welcome to Derry co-showrunner Jason Fuchs about that wild episode and why Bob Gray was the key to getting Bill Skarsgård back www.gq.com/story/it-wel...
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 7 Finally Showed us the Original Pennywise
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ co-showrunner Jason Fuchs on this week's Black Spot Massacre episode, next season’s reverse time jump, and the moment in the season finale he can’t wait for people to see.
www.gq.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Reposted by Zach Dionne
‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 6 Recap: It Wants to Divide Us
‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 6 Recap: It Wants to Divide Us
"Guys, can't you see? This is what It wants, to turn us against each other!"
decider.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Bev in IT: “Stop! This is what It wants; It wants to divide us!”
Rich in Welcome to Derry E6: “Guys, can’t you see? This is what It wants, to turn us against each other!”
🤯 decider.com/2025/11/30/i...
December 1, 2025 at 5:36 AM
If you didn't get to see/listen yet—Ben Lindbergh and I went long on Welcome to Derry on Ringer-Verse Recommends 🎈🎈
open.spotify.com/episode/6Bkp...
Ringer-Verse Recommends: November 2025 (Featuring 'It: Welcome to Derry')
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
AHHHH! The great @benlindbergh.bsky.social had me on the Ringer-Verse to talk Welcome to Derry, the biggest years for King adaptations, and lots more. Bucket list stuff😱 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ngu...
Ringer-Verse Recommends: November 2025 (Featuring 'It: Welcome to Derry')
YouTube video by The Ringer-Verse
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November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
PENNYWISE BACK 😍
decider.com/2025/11/24/i...
'IT: Welcome to Derry' Episode 5 recap: Are you down with the clown?
“Duck and cover, kiddos.”
decider.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The immortal Scott Fucking Wampler...at the end of a paragraph supporting @ericvespe.bsky.social's diplomacy as a host: "The important part is that I am the most correct." 😂
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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'IT: Welcome to Derry' Episode 3 Recap: Sewer & Cemetery
'IT: Welcome to Derry' Episode 3 Recap: Sewer & Cemetery
Let the circus begin.
decider.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
my Stephen King theatrical experiences this year
2/12: The Monkey
5/20: The Life of Chuck
7/9: The Life of Chuck rewatch
9/11: The Long Walk
9/24: IT
9/25: The Long Walk rewatch
TONIGHT: The Running Man
DECEMBER: The Shining
(and surely a rewatch of at least one of those last two)
November 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Really can't wait to write Streamin King columns in the next couple months on The Long Walk/The Running Man. 4K ordered/tickets secured. And then just kind of report carding this whole year of King stuff, that'll also be fun.
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Once you've finished tonight's ep 🎈
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
My recap for Welcome to Derry episode two—man I wish bluesky would let me upload a gif, because 😱
decider.com/2025/10/31/i...
'It: Welcome to Derry' Episode 2 Recap: Heeeere’s Hallorann
A key character from The Shining makes an appearance in this IT prequel series.
decider.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I'm recapping Welcome to Derry on Decider 🎈 decider.com/2025/10/26/it-welcome-to-derry-episode-1-recap/
October 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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“I see film and books as apples and oranges. Both are fruits, but the taste is remarkably different.” Stephen King reflects on the numerous adaptations of his work.
Bestsellers to Blockbusters: Stephen King Reflects on the Adaptations of His Work
In 2025, four of my novels and two short stories were adapted either for films or as streaming TV shows. I find this befuddling, perplexing, and downright peculiar. Also—okay, yeah—pretty cool. Par…
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October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM