Pennywise MiniCoPennywise MiniCo Pennywise is the main antagonist in the book It, published in 1986 by legendary horror writer Stephen King. He is a supernatural, shape shifting creature, but most of the time he takes on a clown shape to attract its favorite prey: children. Played by Bill Skarsgard in the movies "It" and "It: Chapter Two", Pennywise appeared on Earth many centuries ago in a cataclysmic event. Since then, he wakes up in cycles of 27 to 30 years, and