‘Welcome to Derry’: We’re In a Bit of a Pickle

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Releasing an adaptation of a hugely popular Stephen King novel right before Halloween is a logical move, even if there’s some quibbling over the timing . Count me among the many who enjoy being a bit of spookiness (even if I have to cover my ears when I know something scary’s about to happen), and being eager to return to the world of Derry, Maine and its demonic clown, Welcome to Derry seemed poised to be a good scare wrapped around an engrossing drama. When I failed to even blink at a newly birthed demon baby lunging towards the camera, I thought the show might have some kinks to work out. But it was when I found myself scoffing at the tearful tale of a father’s demise that I started to think thi

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