Let’s do a showdown of ultimate villains of the horror genre. We are going to compare the characters of Hannibal Lecter and Pennywise. Both are from the movies it and Hannibal respectively. They have given us the horror legend which still looks dark around us after midnight. Imagine if we became so invested in the character after saying it on the big screen how hard the actors would have worked for it.
When you look at the back stories of both characters, you will find out why they were acting the way they were. Pennywise was a character who was complex in its own way. It was an entity who could take any shape and petrify its prey.
A creepy clown Who does tricks and goes from one shape to another. He makes humans feed on the fears that they have. And returns after every 27 years. People do not know what his true motive and faith is as we do not know his true form but in the dark and shadows we get a hint that Pennywise is extremely evil and fearful.
However, on the other hand and letter dives into the character of a serial killer. Who had complexities right after his arrest. A brilliant psychologist turned serial killer who can easily understand the nature and psychology of humanity.
Doctor Lecter could easily fool anyone he was even working to help catch the serial killer silently.
Hannibal was the serial killer who used to pray and feed off of his victims. He would seem like a simple serial killer if the audience did not see him eating his prey. A true form of cannibalism and a complete horror fiction story will leave you dumbfounded.
When you look at the working theory of Pennywise, then you will see that he likes to play with his victims. He comes as a friendly component of the society and then gives them a false hope of friendship and security. After that he starts to show his colours. It terrorises the members of His club and then takes control of the characters mind. It’s on their fears and creeps them at midnight.
On the other hand, the lecturer was put in jail with the help of the FBI agent Will Graham. So when the agent wants to catch the tooth fairy he uses lectures help. The lecturer is a psychological specialist and he can easily manipulate his friends and force them. But he gives creeps and Fierce vibes.
Letter gives deep bond with his hero character, however Pennywise uses them like a prey only. People fear what they do not know. Ignorance is a blessing but sometimes ignorance can leave you in a reality which is grounded with dark and fear.