Stephen King’s It has controversial orgy scene so explicit it’ll never be filmed

Stephen King’s It has gone down in history as one of the most terrifying books to hit the shelves in the 20th century.

And it’s easy to see why, with millions of readers all over the globe glued to the best-selling book as soon as it was released back in 1986. But what many fans may not know is that the book itself is astonishingly long, clocking in at an impressive 1,138.

In his breakthrough novel, the 76-year-old author uses a series of flashbacks which give the reader an insight into each character’s worst fear. As the story progresses, the story shits between the childhoods of each member of The Losers Club in the mid 1950s to their adult lives 27 years later.

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It didn’t take long before producers decided to release a TV mini-series back in 1990 after its impressive success. Award-winning actor Tim Cook certainly didn’t disappoint when he embodied Pennywise the clown, terrifying generations of viewers all over the world.

The latest adaptation gripped viewers just as much back in 2017 which boasted an impressive £565.6m in box office sales. Both film adaptations of the novel responded to the book by dividing each era in two and effectively shooting them as separate films.

But it’s fair to say there were plenty of changes that were made to multigenerational classic before it hit theatres. As the chilling series celebrates its 23rd birthday, Daily Star has taken a deep dive inside one of the most controversial scenes in the gripping thriller which will never be adapted to film.

One jaw-dropping section of the book remains controversial to this day, which both producers decided to omit from their adaptations. The scene of an underage orgy.

No, you’re not mistaken. You did read that right.

Throughout the book, King creates compelling and believable protagonists in The Losers Club, which is arguably one of his greatest strengths as a writer. It’s clear to see he went all-in on the character’s friendships in The Losers Club.

But many would argue that the author went too far in depicting their special connection in one gruelling scene. Approximately halfway through the book when the teens defeat Pennywise for the first time, each of the six boys has sex with Beverley Marsh as the others watch.

The scene was explosive and, quite frankly, gross. However, King maintains that his intentions behind the scene were honourable. Speaking to Vulture, the dad-of-three stated that he wanted to convey a transition from childhood to adulthood, and sex seemed the best way to convey it.

He told the publication: “I wasn’t really thinking of the sexual aspect of it. The book dealt with childhood and adulthood – 1958 and Grown Ups.

“The sexual act connected childhood and adulthood. Times have changed since I wrote that scene and there is now more sensitivity to those issues.”

King added in his autobiography, On Writing, that he was in the throes of a serious drug and alcohol addiction when he was writing the bone-chilling tale. The scene was an obvious omission from the 1990s adaptation of It.

When the series was picked up by a major network, it forced the author to tone down much of the terrifying content of the book. This included the extreme violence and explicit sexual encounter.

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However, Tim Curry’s portrayal of the twisted clown more than made up for the graphic scenes and is still talked about to this day as one of his most impressive performances. Director Andy Muschietti had a much wider rage for his 2017 adaptation.

Both parts of the film were given an £-rating which allowed far more adult content than the 1990s TV version. But despite the wider range of possibilities, the director also shied away from the horrific scene.

After the second adaptation decided to omit the graphic scene, it is unlikely that future directors will include it moving forward. Sometimes less can be more, even in the case of this horror classic.

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