This week's adaptation of Stephen King's It doesn't directly lift from the story as it appeared on the page, notably abandoning the presence of a magical turtle, along with a story structure that leaps backwards and forwards in time (chapters depicting the kiddie ensemble as adults are being saved for the sequel).

But it does more or less keep the finer points of the novel intact, safe for one particularly grim moment that couldn't possibly have been depicted on-screen. And yes, you did read that headline correctly.