Maturin, the space turtle, is a crucial link between Stephen King's novel IT and The Dark Tower series. As one of the twelve Guardians, Maturin supports one end of the Beam that upholds …

Sep 8, 2022 · Stephen King’s IT introduced readers to a one-of-a-kind creature that can take any form, the most common one being Pennywise the Dancing Clown, and as menacing as it is, …

Sep 5, 2020 · 2017 horror movie IT, based on the 1986 novel of the same name by horror genre master Stephen King, contains numerous obscure references to turtles that only readers of the …

May 29, 2022 · One of the most important characters in Stephen King's Macroverse is Maturin, the turtle – but why is this powerful entity a turtle?

Maturin (also known as The Turtle) is the overarching protagonist of the Stephen King Mythos, serving as the overarching protagonist of both the famous novel It, and The Dark Tower …

Jul 16, 2022 · King's novel established a reasonably elaborate mythic lexicon for the creature behind the clown's terrifying exterior. More specifically, it speaks of a being of light to counter …

Sep 20, 2022 · As strange as Pennywise is, its mortal enemy is even more bizarre: A giant turtle named Maturin who also hails from the Macroverse and who created our universe. The turtle …

Apr 25, 2022 · King likely based the idea of Maturin behind the common mythological figure of the World Turtle, which carries our world on its back. This figure appears in Hindu, Chinese, and …

Bill Denbrough encounters the Turtle when the Losers’ Club goes to kill It in It's lair. The Turtle is “a large presence” that does not inspire fear but “a sense of overmastering awe.” Its shell is …

Sep 7, 2019 · Instead of an evil shapeshifting cluster of Deadlights like It, Maturin is a good-natured giant turtle who once created the universe by barfing it up. Maturin and It are mortal …