Stephen King's IT to be shown at midnight screenings in Odeon cinemas across London

There’s still more than a month to go until Halloween but the movie adaptation of Stephen King’s famous horror novel IT is being released this week.

Yes, it’s time to have nightmares about Pennywise and his red balloons as the film will be hit screens this Friday, September 8.

Odeon is giving horror fans the chance to catch the terrifying new version as soon as the clock strikes midnight as a series of screenings are taking place across London, in Wimbledon, Uxbridge and Surrey Quays cinemas.

Tickets for the eerie midnight showings are on-sale now, with future dates also available for thrill-seeking fans to book tickets for.

For more information and to book tickets, visit the special IT page of the Odeon website.

Film fans across the world have been excitedly anticipating the new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic 1986 novel – with the first trailer featuring the iconic Pennywise quickly rising to the number one spot on YouTube’s trending videos and racking up more than 197 million views globally within 24 hours of release.

Based on Stephen King’s bestselling 1986 horror novel, IT will teach a whole new generation to be afraid of clowns.

When children start disappearing in the US town of Derry, a group of young kids are forced to face their biggest fears when they square off against evil clown Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård), whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.

Sylvia Woon, interim commercial director at Odeon UK & Ireland, said: “The highly-anticipated return of Pennywise to the big screen promises to send chills down guests’ spines, which is why we wanted to give our bravest fans the chance to be amongst the first to catch the film at Odeon.

"We hope to see as many guests through our doors as possible at midnight – if they dare.”

Odeon is also offering guests who come and see the film on the day of release (Friday September 8), a free exclusive IT poster to mark the chilling occasion.

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