"A Horror Borealis" Backlog

This is It. No turning back.

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before–seven Losers walk into a house…and the thing that lives there is determined to make sure they never leave. Separated, scattered, and splintered, our heroes are given every reason to turn back. What happens if they don’t?

Adrift and burdened by conscience, Bill strikes out on his own to find the last ritual object–and to close the cycle, at any cost. This is the story of the guilty and the paper boat.

The Losers find their way back to each other as the events of the day settle into place. In the calm before the storm, there is light and love and a brief moment to hold happiness in their hands–but one totem is still missing. And even as our heroes remember themselves in Derry, the world … Read more

Having reluctantly agreed to stay and fight, Richie now has to do the hardest work of his life as the search for his totem demands an honesty he’s built a career out of avoiding. This is the story of the jokester and the glasses.

As Eddie tries to retrace the footsteps of a lifetime spent running, he is forced to reckon with an identity built on fear and the bravery demanded of him for the trials to come–a bravery that someone else may have seen in him all along. This is the story of the hypochondriac and the cast.

With Bill at her side, Beverly walks toward home–confronting a violent past and the lifetime of wrong loves she’s known. This is the story of the warrior and the poem.

Having survived the standpipe, Stan and Ben return to the hotel, where Ben’s fears wear a too-familiar face. This is the story of the heart and the torn page.

Following Mike’s example, the other Losers resolve to retrace the steps of nearly 30 years ago to find their own totems–through whatever terrible means necessary. This is the story of the ghost and the birds.

The Losers weren’t the only children to grow up in Derry. And Mike Hanlon wasn’t the only one who stayed. This is the story of the librarian and the rock.