Is Pennywise in Full Dark, No Stars?

[Falseprohet]

My question is about the book Full Dark, No Stars. In the story A Fair Extension Stephen King alludes to the fact the dealer Elvid may be Pennywise the clown from IT. If King killed him off, how is he appearing in Derry in 2010? And an even better question does Stephen King have plans to do anything else? A sequel perhaps? Remember Pennywise goes into hibernation for 27-28 years, if you do the math he's scheduled to wake up in 2014...Is IT Back?

Joseph DeMarco

[Moderator]

Steve doesn't have any plans to do a sequel involving Pennywise. As he put it, he's done with clowns.
I'd have to go back to double-check, but I think you may be reading more into a Pennywise connection to Fair Extension/Elvid than was intended.

[Falseprohet]

I don't think I am reading into anything, if you read carefully, you will see what I mean

#1 The story A Fair Extension takes place in Derry (There is even a reference to the Barrens)
#2 Several times in the story Stephen mentions how Elvid mouth has too many teeth or his teeth become sharp
#3 Elvid seems to change shape and grow much like Pennywise
#4 Elvid also has that power like Pennywise to change reality like how there was plenty of traffic but none of it seemed to be going down the road
#5 And perhaps the most revealing is Stephen King describes Elvid (he looked like a clown with no make-up)

[randallFlaggfan1]

Steve doesn't have any plans to do a sequel involving Pennywise. As he put it, he's done with clowns.
I'd have to go back to double-check, but I think you may be reading more into a Pennywise connection to Fair Extension/Elvid than was intended.

Greetings, Ms. Mod!

It seems like we've had this discussion before, unless I'm mistaken..?

[RandomMan]

I kinda got that feel too....and if not IT, something very similar. What ever the intent...very COOL sai King!!! For me was the best story in the book.

[GNTLGNT]

I never got the "Killer Klown" vibe from Elvid, Derry or no Derry...to me, he was just a great re-interpretation of the Devil and bargains made with same...

[sknut70]

he felt more like the Leeland Gaunt of Needful things to me

[JellybeanJay]

he felt more like the Leeland Gaunt of Needful things to me

I agree, I picture Leland Gault and Elvid the same. Could it be that Leland came around again?

[Jack Roman]

I agree! Elvid seemed a lot like Mr. Guant to me. Mr. Guant knows best. Maybe a set up for Needful Things sequel

[Moderator]

You make good points. I'll ask Steve but based on what I've heard him say, I believe it was his intention that this character was the devil (in spite of the character's protestations to the contrary,) not Pennywise.

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Elvid is an anagram for devil. Steve mentioned that usually the kicker in a story about a deal with the devil is that people don't get away with it, there's always some twist at the end where the devil didn't really come through on the promise, and he wanted to do a story in which the person did.