It: Welcome To Derry Just Delivered Its Biggest Scare Yet, And It Had Nothing To Do With Pennywise

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Warning! Spoilers ahead for It: Welcome to Derry episode 6.

While ‘Welcome to Derry’ has delivered many frightening scenes, the most disturbing moment so far didn’t involve Pennywise at all. In the final moments of episode 6, a group of white residents, upon learning that Air Force soldiers are hiding escaped convict Hank Grogan at a nearby speakeasy, immediately arm themselves with guns.

Everyone’s enjoying the music and dancing at the Black Spot when a dangerous group arrives, heavily armed and wearing masks similar to those seen in The Purge. This shocking moment is the scariest yet in Welcome to Derry, and it’s not about the supernatural – it’s about a very real, human threat.

The All-White Vigilante Squad Descending On The Black Spot Is Welcome To Derry’s Scariest Moment Yet

Welcome to Derry has featured many horror scenes with lots of special effects. We’ve seen creepy chases – like the kids running from ghosts in a cemetery, reminiscent of Scooby-Doo – and bizarre attacks, such as a character facing off against a pickle monster at the grocery store. One character even had a terrifying encounter with her deceased mother after being brought back to life. While these moments feel true to the spirit of It, they haven’t been genuinely frightening.

The scariest moment of the first season for me was when the all-white vigilante group attacked the Black Spot at the end of the sixth episode of Welcome to Derry. While the ghosts and monsters are clearly fictional – and the special effects emphasize that – the threat of white supremacist groups is tragically real.

Welcome To Derry Is Masterfully Contrasting Its Supernatural Horror With The Very Real Horrors Of Racism

The suspenseful ending at the Black Spot perfectly highlights what makes Welcome to Derry so effective: the way it balances supernatural scares with the very real and disturbing racism of the early 1960s. While the show is set in 1962, a time when the civil rights movement was gaining momentum and President Kennedy was pushing for racial equality, significant progress still had yet to be made.

Using the Hanlons’ point of view was a brilliant decision. As newcomers to Derry, they offer a fresh perspective on the town and its mostly white neighborhood. Even before Pennywise appears, Leroy and Charlotte face danger and threats.

Charlotte is receiving criticism for giving legal guidance to a Black man who was wrongly accused of a crime. When Will tells Leroy he saw a ghost near their home, Leroy immediately suspects a local racist is harassing them. He’s so focused on real-world threats that the idea of something supernatural, like a demon clown, doesn’t even occur to him. The story, It: Welcome to Derry, skillfully uses horror to explore important social issues.

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2025-12-01 20:48