▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Bill ▁Den br ough ▁craft s ▁a ▁paper ▁sail bo at ▁for ▁Georg ie , ▁his ▁six - year - old ▁brother . ▁Georg ie ▁s ails ▁the ▁boat ▁along ▁the ▁ra iny ▁streets ▁of ▁small ▁town ▁Der ry , ▁Maine , ▁only ▁to ▁have ▁it ▁fall ▁down ▁a ▁storm ▁d rain . ▁As ▁he ▁attempts ▁to ▁retrieve ▁it , ▁Georg ie ▁sees ▁a ▁c low n ▁in ▁the ▁d rain , ▁who ▁introdu ces ▁himself ▁as ▁" P en ny wise ▁the ▁Dan cing ▁C low n ". ▁Pen ny wise ▁ent ices ▁Georg ie ▁to ▁come ▁closer , ▁then ▁bit es ▁his ▁arm ▁off ▁and ▁drag s ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁se wer . ▁The ▁following ▁summer , ▁Bill ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁Rich ie ▁To z ier , ▁Edd ie ▁K asp bra k , ▁and ▁Stan ▁U ris ▁run ▁af oul ▁of ▁older ▁bul ly ▁Henry ▁Bow ers ▁and ▁his ▁gang . ▁Bill , ▁still ▁ha unted ▁by ▁Georg ie ' s ▁disapp earance , ▁calcul ates ▁that ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁body ▁may ▁have ▁was hed ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁mar sh y ▁was t eland ▁called ▁the ▁Bar r ens . ▁He ▁rec ruits ▁his ▁friends ▁to ▁investigate , ▁bel ieving ▁Georg ie ▁may ▁still ▁be ▁alive . ▁Ben ▁Hans com , ▁one ▁of ▁Bill ' s ▁new ▁class m ates , ▁lear ns ▁that ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁been ▁pl ag