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 the Dark Tower.

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, this creature has one big enemy it’s truly scared of: Maturin, the turtle.

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 book would understand at first glance—here's what they mean and where to spot them.

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 series, specifically in Song of Susannah and The Dark Tower and serving as a mentioned character in The Wastelands...

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 Pennywise's darkness: a godlike being in the form of a great turtle named Maturin.

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 is a being of...

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 even Native...

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 “plated with many blazing colors” and the Turtle’s eyes are “kind.”

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 enemies. The...