The chilling first trailer for IT: Whispers in the Hollow has finally dropped — and it’s everything horror fans hoped for and more. Slated for a Halloween 2025 release, the film sees rising scream queen Jenna Ortega stepping into Stephen King’s terrifying universe as she faces a new, twisted incarnation of Pennywise in the abandoned town of Derry, Maine.
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Directed by Andy Muschietti’s protégé, Marlon Reyes, the film is a bold new chapter in the IT saga — set 40 years after the events of IT Chapter Two. This time, the evil lurking in the sewers isn’t just Pennywise… it’s something older, darker, and whispering from the heart of the Hollow.
The trailer opens with haunting shots of a fog-drenched forest and 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren’s laughter echoing faintly in the background. Jenna Ortega’s character, Mara Keller, a young journalist returning to her family’s roots in Derry, begins to unravel a horrifying truth: the town’s evil never died — it simply evolved.
In one of the trailer’s most jaw-dropping scenes, Mara is seen standing beneath a flickering streetlight as a voice whispers: “He never left…” Moments later, a grotesque balloon drifts toward her, coated in ash and bearing a cryptic message: “The Hollow is awake.”
Fans are already calling this Ortega’s most intense role yet, with social media buzzing about her chilling scream in the final shot of the teaser, where she’s seen trapped inside a rotting house while ghostly 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren chant in reverse.
Producers have remained tight-lipped about whether Bill Skarsgård will reprise his role as Pennywise, though eagle-eyed viewers spotted what appeared to be his signature twisted smile hidden in one frame of the teaser.
According to insiders, Whispers in the Hollow will explore the origin of Derry’s curse and dive deeper into the cosmic lore teased in King’s original novel — including glimpses of The Deadlights and The Ritual of Chüd reimagined for a new generation.
IT: Whispers in the Hollow is scheduled to hit theaters on October 31, 2025, promising a return to psychological horror and cosmic dread. With Jenna Ortega leading the charge, fans are bracing themselves for a terrifying ride through the darkest corners of Derry — and their own imaginations.
