Every Stephen King Easter Egg In 'It Chapter Two'

Stanley Kubrick's Shining shows one visually striking element.The Shining.The carpet in the Overlook Hotel's upstairs hallway has a pattern referenced repeatedly in pop culture.David Hicks designed the pattern.This pattern appears subtly in It Chapter Two.It Chapter Two.Dean's skateboard has a faded version of the pattern on the bottom.

Brandon Crane played the young Ben Hanscom in the 1990 miniseries.It.The miniseries.It Chapter Two.Crane makes a cameo as a client arguing with adult Ben Hanscom (Jay Ryan) about an architecture project in It Chapter Two.

When Beverly gets trapped in the bathroom stall, graffiti covers the walls. One scribble reads "Gretta Keene is a b*tch"—something Eddie Kaspbrak would agree with since she wrote "Loser" on his cast.

Secondhand Rose, Secondhand Clothes appears in the 2019 adaptation. In the book and film, it is the store where Bill finds and re-buys his old bike, Silver. The store appears in nearly every King story featuring Derry, including Insomnia.Insomnia.and11/22/63..

Stephen King's novel features Maturin, a massive, powerful turtle, giving the Losers advice to beat Pennywise. The creature does not appear in It or IT Chapter Two.ItorIT Chapter Two.References to the turtle exist in It Chapter Two. The 2017 first installment shows a toy turtle in Georgie's bedroom.Chapter Two.A turtle appears in a Derry High School classroom Ben visits while seeking his totem in Chapter Two.

At the end of It Chapter Two.The Neibolt Street House Collapses, Carrie-Style.Spoiler alert: The Losers' Club members, having beaten Pennywise, leave the self-destructing Neibolt house. The house then collapses into the earth, like Carrie's home in the climactic moments of Carrie.Carrie., the capstone to her night of vengeful rage.

A running joke in the film is that nobody likes the endings Bill writes, even though he enjoys the novels. Critics and fans often complain Stephen King's endings fall flat or go off track.

As the Losers' Club members separate during It Chapter Two's extended climax, each faces shifting fears, Bev (Jessica Chastain) gets stuck in a bathroom and nearly drowns in blood. When she emerges, she drips blood, her image calling to mind Sissy Spacek's Carrie White from Brian De Palma's adaptation of King's novel.'s extended climax.'s extended climax: each faces shifting versions of their fears. Bev (Jessica Chastain) gets stuck in a bathroom and nearly drowns in blood. She emerges dripping, her blood-soaked image instantly recalls Sissy Spacek's vengeful Carrie White from Brian De Palma's adaptation of King's novel...

Near the film's end, the Losers fight Pennywise. Bev gets stuck in a bathroom stall. Blood fills the stall fast. People from her past try to force entry. Henry Bowers tries the door. He yells, "Here’s Johnny!" This line comes from Stanley Kubrick.The ShiningJack Torrance yells this at his wife, Wendy. He looks through the bathroom door. He just cut a huge hole. Director Andy Muschietti frames Henry’s face like Kubrick framed Jack Nicholson’s face.

Stephen King has not appeared in a book adaptation recently. He shows up memorably inIt Chapter TwoBill searches Derry for his totem. He sees his old bike, Silver, in the window of Secondhand Rose, Secondhand Clothes.

Bill enters to buy the bike. He meets a grumpy shop owner, played by King. King sells the bike to Bill for too much money. King says, "You're a writer, you can afford it." King uses a Maine accent more than any other character in the film.