Runnin From An STDemon! IT FOLLOWS Movie Reaction, First Time Watching
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- Опубликовано: 23 окт 2023
- If you like slow approaching demise and impeccable soundtracks, then you'll love this full movie reaction to It Follows!
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The friends in this movie are still some of the best I’ve ever seen in a horror movie. They literally go out of their way to help Jay and it’s very refreshing to see
Agree. Far too many times haunted victims are dismissed with "Oh, you're just doing drugs/being paranoid, etc." and left alone in their suffering. It was nice to see friends being friends for a change.
They're like the complete opposite of the friend group in TALK TO ME.
@@bpo1975 those are friend groups you can’t really compare dude
@kenzieeditz3768 talk to me was based on the idea of substance abuse - take that In perspective, circles and friendsgroups with drug addictions are gonna be different you know? Im not defending them of course, im just saying you cant compare the friendsgroup based on the idea of the movie and its subtext
Because the way I would’ve just had to support my friend with nothing but good vibes? 😭
Fun fact about that tall man jumpscare: The man was played by Mike Lanier in his first and only acting role.
He earned his title as Michigan's Tallest because he stood at 7', 7" tall! And he and his brother were "World's Tallest Twins" by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Sadly, Mike Lanier passed away in April of 2018 at the age of 48 from complications from pancreatic cancer.
He forever gave us one of the most bizarre and unexpected jumpscares ever. Rest in Peace, Mike.
Didn't know this! Probably the best scene (scare wise) in the film and I can't wait to see Alana's reaction cos I don't think ANYONE is expecting it 💛💙💛
Oh how sad. Rip sir.
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Yea when he came that shit was like the scariest one of the monsters / demons / spirits that came after her. May Mike Rest In Peace.
He slayed that role though, rest in peace
I think Paul’s logic with giving it to a sex worker, is it’s the best shot at prolonging the entity from killing anyone. Theoretically a sex worker and their clients are having sex with strangers often. So, once he gives it to one the entity will continue to pass on from one person to the next. The entity catches up with you quicker when you pass it on to someone closer to you cause it’s less likely you’ll have sex with someone else quick enough. It’s fcked but it’s such an impossible situation I think he honestly thought of the best solution.
Yeah it was a solution where it could quickly go from tens to hundreds of others... way faster than passing it 1v1...
Honestly I thought the same thing. If everybody is sleeping around in that industry it'll take a while to catch up.
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Fly abroad, hire an escort with many international clients and have her accompany you to an orgy, ideally with other international guests. Have sex with her there to ensure they're before you in line and pay whatever necessary so that they have sex with at least one other person there. You will put a few people between you and the entity in one night, people from all over the world with probably very promiscuous sex lives (international clients of sex workers have a higher probability of travelling a lot and contacting sex workers in several countries). If the entity has to travel between countries every few victims it could take years to catch one that travels as lot. Years in which that person passes the curse further down the line. It minimizes the amount of victims by maximizing travel time and could keep you in the clear for deades.
That doesn't work though. The client will get the ghost, then they're most likely dying rather than giving it to someone else (and even if they do, all of those people are unaware anyway so they'll be dying at some point), and then it comes back to the sex worker. You haven't gotten rid of it, you've just killed a bunch more people.
Alanda freaking out during the beach scene. "A dusty eyed phantom that wants NOTHING but my demise!" 😂 You're a gem, Alanda.
Agreed! 27:06
💯🤣 She always has the best quotes… 😂
She has a way with words
@@mantra4612i still think about her Talk to me video 😂 "Why is there blood in his urine? The devil is in his bladder!"
This movie is so eerie and left me with that creepy feeling the whole night after watching it. Not because of the plot itself alone. The plot on paper is just mundane. But the director did many subtle things to subconsciously make us uncomfortable. And it worked. Like leaving the setting and time period ambiguous. One scene it’s seemingly warmer and then someone turns the corner and it’s fall. How In one house there’s new stainless steel appliances, but the neighbor’s house has old black and white tvs and old wallpaper. Same with cars from different periods. And the device that girl is using that doesn’t even exist. Clothing style etc. These little things subconsciously mess with our minds. Also the fact that the “monster” is slow is much more frightening. Leaving a constant feeling of dread. Idk but the movie makes me feel icky lol.
Thanks for this comment. I’ve seen it a few times and never thought about how unsettling it is, and that all these things add to that.
PLEASEEE Thats what was disturbing me i was watching the scene like wtf not realising what was bugging me, like what the hell was that device???
Agreed, the surreal, dreamlike quality is what puts this film a cut above what it might've been otherwise. It feels like none of the characters are really in control of what they do or what happens to them. Unsettling.
Those weird things you noticed like the girl wearing thigh-high socks in a bikini at the beach, the nurse's outfit not matching the others', the weird shell e-reader, etc. were all purposeful, the writer/director wanted to give the movie a dream-like feel and make people question what was going on since the story was inspired by recurring nightmares he had as a kid. So that's why the characters will be wearing clothes from different eras and even seasons, why the cars are from different decades, why the interior design of the houses look like they came from a 70s magazine, the CRT TVs and old movies, why the first victim is the only one to ever use a cellphone, and so on.
The writer/director said this in an interview:
"There are production design elements from the ’50s on up to modern day. A lot of it is from the ’70s and ’80s. That e-reader cell phone-or “shell phone”-you’re talking about is not a real device. It’s a ’60s shell compact that we turned into a cell phone e-reader. So I wanted modern things, but if you show a specific smartphone now, it dates it. It’s too real for the movie. It would bother me anyway. So we made one up. And all of that is really just to create the effect of a dream-to place it outside of time, and to make people wonder about where they are. Those are things that I think happen to us when we have a dream."
That Alanda jump-scare around 22:40 nearly killed me my god you didn't need to do me like that queen
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I’m so glad I read this a few seconds before it happened!
she had a whole fnaf jumpscare
The scene with the old woman gave me so much anxiety. 😰 I loved this movie. I thought it was original and very creepy. And that ending. So subtle that some people didn't even notice at first.
God it was the scene where I turned off the movie and had to come back to it. Disturbing AF
Fun Facts:
The film’s cinematography and score are heavily inspired by John Carpenter
The entire score by Disasterpeace was completed in less than three weeks
The film’s concept derives from a reoccurring nightmare the director used to have, in which he would be stalked by a predator that continually walked slowly towards him
Jay is short for Jamie, a tribute to scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis. In the film, Jay has a sister named Kelly. Jamie Lee Curtis also has a sister named Kelly Curtis
David Robert Mitchell (Director) said that neither a condom nor same-gender sex would stop the monster and the curse would still be passed on
The director David Robert Mitchell said in an interview that the 'monster' could potentially board a plane in order to follow the cursed person
(At around 8 mins) In the beginning of the film, when the main character Jay is seen looking into the mirror as she gets ready for her date with Hugh, there are two photos on the mirror: one of Jay in the swimming pool and the other of her and her father. At the end of the film, "It" takes the form of her father and attacks Jay in the swimming pool. We also see him in a photo towards the end of the movie
Mike Lanier, who played the very tall "It", is a 7'7" Detroit resident who designed engines for General Motors and was one half of the world's tallest twins
i’ll never forget the amount of suspense i felt watching this movie for the first time. i honestly think it’s terrifying and unique. definitely a cult classic already.
Her name is Maika Monroe and she’s an underrated scream queen. I definitely recommend going through her filmography. She knows how to pick a project
Indeed, Watcher was fire as well!
There’s a theory that the unrecognized forms of “it” are actually “it’s” previous victims so considering that those forms include:
A seemingly Infirmed old lady
A woman who’s pissing herself
A malnourished little boy
And a naked guy
Yeah this is kind of fucked
This is a great theory honestly. Really makes the movie more disturbing because it implies previous carriers of "it" were so desperate to pass it on they just gave it to anybody they could find.
yeah i can see that... but your forgetting when it looked like her friend with the glasses when they were at the beach and she wasn't a former victim of it.
@@waterphoenix857 when I say unrecognized, I mean any form that Jay wouldn’t have a reason to let her guard down around basically, it could take on the form of the current “afflicted”’s nearest and dearest in order to trick them, but I’m talking about any form that Jay wouldn’t recognize.
@@dthelucario129 fair enough
This movie keeps you off balance from all elements its design (the first girl's outfit, retro-futuristic tech, and alternating summer and winter wear)
Yea!the director was really smart with these subtleties. Like what you mentioned, and also leaving the time period ambiguous with items from different periods. Stainless steel appliances and the neighbor’s house with old black and white tvs and old wall paper. Cars from different times. He did these things to subconsciously make us uncomfortable and uneasy and it worked.
I wonder if the main girl will ever be the same again because I think a haunting like this would Irreparably destroy the psyche completely ruining a person's ability to trust anyone.
IF STD's were demonic... This movie is savagely underrated.... Brings the creeps!
What creeps me out the most is how it appeared as its target's parent three times: Jeff's naked mother chases them in the wheelchair scene, Greg is killed by his mother, and the attack in the pool is done by her father 😭😭😭😭
18:57 also I like how when Greg first approaches them he is wearing a shark tshirt, it foreshadows his true character... hes not concerned hes just on the prowl 😂😂😂😂
I'm not sure what the writer had in mind but for me the movie is about death, not STDs.
Death is coming for us all. The ending symbolizes the decision to live life moving forward and not constantly worried about or fearing the end. There appears to be someone (perhaps the entity is back) following them at the end. But they don't care. They're living life and not looking back.
"Why didn't anybody harvest all that corn? What a waste." Come on now, Alanda! 😂
This movie screened at a film festival I volunteer with every year. We volunteers are allowed to stand against the wall in the screenings while films were playing and I picked to watch this one. The scene where the extremely tall man comes down the hall behind her friend had me running right back out the door!
Honestly for me the movie is not that scary but that TALL ASS MAN will haunt me forever😭😭
I love how they ended it so that you don't know if IT was following them again or if it was just someone else walking down the street
“An ice cream cone? Should that be our priority?!” 🤣🤣 I love ur reactions Alanda 🫶🏽
One of my favorite things about this movie is the technology- it sets the movie in more of an alternate universe where the era is ambiguous. There are Polaroids, modern clothes, but then futuristic “shell phones”. Even the music has a distorted 80s sound as if time has folded onto itself.
It’s like it’s in a twilight zone universe. This movie will also age very uniquely due to it being atemporal
The dark park setting is one of my favorites, it feels like a liminal space. It literally feels like an alternate universe.
The tall guy is probably one of my favorite scenes in a horror movie over the last 20-25 years.
Love the 'not quite here' aesthetic of It Follows. Shellphones, etc. Really interesting prop design that the movie never calls attention to or explains.
This movie single handedly kicked off a period of INTENSE existential dread for me so I don’t think I could ever rewatch it but your reactions were so amazing and are rlly helping me get over my fear of this movie so Ty for this gold content!
22:45 Alanda herself be bringing the jumpscares with this one! Holy crap 🤣
And I'm over here thinking that maybe "she's" the IT follower. Man, that was so out of nowhere...
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@@freddyvoorhees4293 Yep, was such a betrayal of our Alanda trust! (lol)
This movie is such an underrated interesting experience.
Oh Alanda! If I end up in a scary situation or horror movie, I want to be in it with you. Every five seconds you’re thinking up actions to take, aren’t putting up with any crap from your friends and family (or ghost/killer), and are funny enough that you’d make it all worthwhile. I haven’t seen your reactions for awhile, and it makes me so happy that you reacted to this movie. It’s terrifying because even if you pass it to a sex worker, that poor person might not pass it along fast enough and they’ll then not know to be vigilant and will get killed. Then you have to go through all the steps to participating in basically a murder of someone else by having sex with them. *And* then you have to always be watching around you for signs that someone walking toward you might be a ghostly std. What an exhausting haunting this would be.😂 Thanks for so many laughs during this reaction.
That's why I like this movie so much. The fact that once you get it, you're doomed. Either it gets you and you die, or you live in constant fear of your life, always literally looking over your shoulder (which is arguably a fate worse than death). And you can only get a break if you pass it on, but then you have to live with the fact of knowingly dooming another person to death as well as now you have no idea how far down the line you are - it could always come back to you, or you never see it again if you're lucky. But if you're lucky, you won't know it and the constant fear of death keeps existing. That feeling of hopelesness stayed with me long after watching. Not since The Thing has a movie instillied such deep paranoia in me.
I can’t believe I’m not the only one with the Monique monologue from Precious stuck in their brain. “SINCE YOU GOT YOUR DERGEE AND YOU INOW EVERY FUCKIN THING”
"I see a dusty eyed phantom that wants NOTHING but my demise!" Your commentary has me hollering once again and has lifted my mood so much, bless you. I really needed it today too.
I love that it's a different take on the old horror tropes about sex. In a lot of the slashers, the virginal girl survives and the naughty girls and boys who had sex were always killed.
This movie is a great nightmare coming of age tale. It's about that horrible weight that you come to bear when you transition out of being a teenager when you realize that everything in your life is finite. Your ability to simply enjoy the serenity of idling around is robbed from you, and you must bear the weight of knowing you are going to die, as well as facing down the gauzy filter of youth being removed and viewing life in all it's ugliness. You can bear this burden with the help of your loved ones, they can lighten the load, but it will never fully lift; she goes to the places that made her happy as a kid, but it doesn't help. Even when they try to "kill" the thing, even when she passes it on, she realizes that she will spend the rest of her life always dreading it's arrival, and she must now learn how to move forward with living life despite this fact.
That's why there is a deep irony when you mentioned horror as about beginnings, middles, and ends. This is a horror movie about the end never coming and learning to move forward with yourself despite that fact. So in a way, this might have been the best horror to watch right now.
This is SUCH a good movie. What I love most about it is the super unique style it has. Everyone wear clothes that do no match their own fits and the season it seems to be, the decor in the house that makes no sense when you really look, the compact, the score. It really sets the tone of everything being “off” so you really don’t know what to trust. Lovely to see you again this week, I REALLY needed this so thank you. Hope to see your next reaction soon, you always give us smiles and encouragement!
I appreciate the movie’s style and the reasoning behind it but Personally I thought it was distracting.
Alanda!!! during Holidays season I recommend you to watch the Swedish film "Låt den rätte komma in" (Eng. transl: Let the right one in) it's not about Christmas but it has snow lol I remember you said that you usually don't react to foreign films due to editing issues but I'm sure you'll love that one.
There's an American remake with Chloë Grace Moretz and (imo) is surprisingly good although does not match the original which is a must see! Hope you take in mind this recommendation, have a nice spooky weekend and stay beautiful as per usual girl
I support this, some people might not agree it belongs to the horror genre but we all agree that is an amazing film!
Oh man, I love Let The Right One In, but I'm personally not a fan of the American re-make. The original is so stark and cold and creepy, with little specks of warmth that just makes the cold stand out all the more. The people in it are so normal and believable, too. Full of flaws, each in their own way.
On repeat viewings it’s even more tucked up. The Naked woman is Hugh’s mother. The naked man on the roof is Jay’s dead Grandfather. It appears as an eyeless version of Jay’s kid neighbor. But those 360 degree panning shots are absolutely amazing!
‘A DUSTY EYED PHANTOM THAT WANTS NOTHING BUT MY DEMISE’ Alanda plssss ☠️☠️☠️
Thank you for being you beautiful. Joy is so hard to come by these days but here you are giving us a reason to smile ❤️
I love Alanda, she doesn't condone sexual assault but murder that's a different story 😆 🤣 😂
Your description of horror movies being able to provide a cathartic release & moment of sitting with hard feelings gave me chills ❤️
This is one of Alanda's top 3 videos lol. The jokes, the energy, I was cracking up the whole time!
I'm so excited to watch this!!! When I first heard the premise, I thought it was gonna be a hilariously bad movie. I was so impressed. It's such a well done and genuinely scary movie and definitely makes you think about what you'd do in that situation! Also, you just made my entire DAY with this post!
"It's following! *annoyed face*" i love her 😭
"stdemon" is so smart 💀
If "It" can break windows.. I have a feeling, it could hop into the back of a truck/boat, if it needs to go super long distances.
7:30, 9:47, 10:20, 10:45, 11:14, 19:10, 20:29, 22:10, 22:20, 22:45, 40:29
"HE DESTROYED ME!!! HE WILL PAY!!!"
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Now, we've had our fair shares of Alanda being pissed at somebody in the past. But, this dude, Jeff, was the one that made her want blood. Like dude, she was vengeance hungry throughout most of the video. I don't think I've ever seen Alanda this mad since "Talk to me".....
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There’s not a lot of movies that really scare me but this one freaks me out! It’s so creepy.
The first time I watched this film, I watched it on VOD, at night, and had to go to the shop afterwards, and there was a woman walking down the road behind me and I almost threw up my heart. That's when I knew that this film was great. The tense premise was incredibly well done.
Late news but they announced a sequel just recently!! “They Follow” and Maika is returning!
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YES! This and Hereditary are two of my absolute favorite modern horror movies.
Not Alanda pointing out and shouting at the entity like a 1978 Body Snatcher!
I actually really like this movie even though it gets a ton of hate. Too many movies focus on in your face shit. Not many go the slow creepy route. This movie did that. Gave me vibes of Michael and Jason chasing ppl. We need more creepy shit and less jump scare movies.
The main girl in this movie (Maika Monroe) is in another great horror/psychological thriller called "Watcher". It came out in 2022, I think you'd love it!
First time i watched this movie : It was boring me
Second time i watched this movie : I Loved it !
the first minute of this video is just so pure, and so wise, and something i didn't know i needed to hear someone say to me, rather than me say it to someone else.
WE GETTING A SEQUEL QUEEN!!! the timing is crazy
@23:01 😂 When a horror movie can make you laugh out loud... it has accomplished a great feat 🤣
I only recently heard that the characters specifically wear a mix of summer and winter clothes, while also frequenting pools and the beach, to make the audience uncomfortable because it psyches us out by not being able to tell what season they are in. And that's so cool. This movie is one of my favorites.
I live out in the country surrounded by woods and farmland. After I saw this movie I had to walk my dog really late at night and there was what we call "ghost fog" in Sweden, light fog just covering the ground. I tell you it was super uncomfortable walking around scanning the edge of the forest for anyone walking towards me
One of my favorite things about any It Follows reaction is seeing everyone’s confused reaction to the seashell kindle 😂
You shaking your hands at the screen in frustration was a jump scare 😂
I can’t remember the creator, but there’s a video essay about this movie and the two other movies in the film trio. The video discusses how the filmography isn’t about std’s, but sex as a gateway into adulthood and it’s subsequent disillusionment. I think you’d like it, should you be interested in looking it up.
i was just covering my eyes waiting for that tall man scene
Imagine "It Follows: but It is Olive Garden's unlimited soup, salad, and bread sticks.
A lil fact about this movie: it was filmed in the Metro Detroit area of Detroit, Michigan, which is my hometown. I‘m pretty sure it was mainly filmed in the city of Clawson
I have been wanting to rewatch this one recently, the score is amazing and I love the mix of retro with the random futurism of the girls shell tablet
When being a virgin will truly save your life😂. This movie is great and has such a great concept.
The first time I watched this, I slept with all the lights on. It TERRIFIED ME😂😂 one of my favorite movies now
Your statement necklaces are everything
First of all, I love your reactions.
Second, here's some movies that I think you might like 😅:
1. Bottoms
2. No hard feelings
3.The boogeyman
4. No one will save you
5. Totally killer
I love how ambiguous the time date and seasons are in this movie. You have no idea when this takes place or how long this was happening. Makes is extra creepy to me tbh
Correct me if I’m wrong but is today not the 3 year anniversary of this channel?, thank you sm Alanda for your incredible content. Truly a mood booster ❤
One of the best and most disturbing and frightening movies I have seen. Its displays a mutilation of something that is supposed to be romantic / intimate, and makes it horrifying.
“where’s the manual” no seriously😭 no antidote is crazy
*STAY READY SO YOU DON'T GOTTA GET READY!* right? Girl is wearing a bathing suit out, long t-shirt to bed... wtf? I would be DRESSED with the trainers laced up 24/7. And my hair in a tight bun. You bring up a good point about her friend being on guard while she sleeps... he can't SEE it. I would sleep in the garage in a car. It would have to open a couple doors! (and you could still break out!) 😅
This movie reignited my love of the genre after a few years of loosing interest. I think its brilliant.
This movie has such an interesting premise. The dread. The way the camera keeps moving, looking for trouble.
Unlike a lot of horror movies her friends are pretty amazing. Ride or die. (Even with the delay 😂)
Glad you saw this one for Halloween month 🎃
Hope you get to see Stir of Echoes soon 👻
Thanks for the opening message. Been having a lot of anxiety about the state of the world and the future.
“I know it’s not alright..but it is okay” WORD TO WHITNEY😌🤭
I love how you are funny without being mean (unless it is deserved) Like thats so great
I love how it still works to call it a STD Sexually Transmitted Demon xP
Hey Alanda! We love this movie but also- I'm gonna sob!? I highly recommend some Poltergeist for the fam. Love ya hun!
I love how timeless the movie feels. Only one usage of a cell phone and its ringtone suggests it’s not a smart phone. The old tv’s and cars. The one piece of tech repeatedly used - the shell e-reader - doesn’t exist IRL. The costume design is a mix of fashion from varying decades. The music has that John Carpenter feel. It’s also not even clear what season it is- characters swim outside but also dress for chilly weather. Just a great aesthetic to help the movie stay relevant over the years!
Watch THE WATCHER ! With the main character . You will never be the same after watching that movie . Perfect for horror
“The Guest” is another indie movie that this one brings to mind. Maika Monroe is in that one too.
Okay, so hear me out though. I watched this with one of my friends and we were thinking that a sex worker would be best to give it to. Really, when it's explained because they can give it to someone and it will keep getting passed. If a sex worker gives it to another sex worker it would be even better. (He's thought) because their clenits will have sex and it will move on from there. Rewatching it through your reaction video, now I wonder why didn't the "bad boy" of the film pass it on to the women he kept flirting with. Very missed moment. (Also I love the movie killed him off, its almost like the writer was like...oh shoot, the problem is solved too quickly, KILL HIS ASS lmao)
I guess having charm and getting a lot of attention doesn’t necessarily mean you’re constantly getting sex lol
A movie I'd love to see you react to (if you haven't seen it) is Ex Machina!
Your titles for you’re videos love are comedy cold always coming thru with the puns🤣. Love you Alonda 🩷
SHE BACK WITH ANOTHER BANGER, YALL
Next thing you should watch is The Fifth Wave
Oh my. I came here to chill with a fun reaction video, but that intro was the real positivity I didn't know I needed.
So happy to see you reacting to this film!🥰
I’m glad you liked it. So many people hate on this movie but it’s an original idea. I love how you don’t know what decade it is or what season. Is it 80s? Is it modern? Is it summer? Is it fall? Who knows lol.
I just found it to be boring that's all, forgetting most of it shortly after watching.
Thanks, Alanda! 😱 I first watched this because *Keir* *Gilchrist* was in it. I had previously enjoyed him so much in UNITED STATES OF TARA (2009 thru 2011). And this was the first thing I ever saw *Jake* *Weary* in. I've enjoyed watching his career unfold ever since. #AlandaParker #DavidRobertMitchell #ItFollows
Not the Step Sister from Planet Weird reference!! 😂😂😂😂
Love the hair first of all. Second, this is such a great movie. So vibey. Plus it was filmed in Detroit.
Yes beautiful you finally did It follows 👏👏👏 a great one ☝️
I love your reactions!! ❤️ Gotta recommend the movie Freeway from 1996. Not scary, but messed up! A modern little red riding hood with Reese Witherspoon, Keifer Sutherland, Brooke Shields, and Brittany Murphy.
You don't often see Detroit in movies, but when you do, it tends to be jaw-dropping. Filmmakers only go there to make something seriously beautiful happen.
✨HELL YEAAAAAH, ive been waiting for this one! *grabs snacks and cosy blanket to watch*
Thx for creating a comfy space for your subscribers, youre amazing! ✨
My sympathy for Jamie is based on whether or not she had sex with any of the guys on the lake. If I recall correctly, the scene was intended to be ambiguous about whether she did or not, which is a detriment to the film. If she did, since it came back after her, that means she's responsible for an innocent person's death and it puts her in the same boat as Jeff/Hugh. Actually worse, since Jeff/Hugh gave her the information she needed to avoid It. I'd have liked to see that scene continued with her stopping and turning back, realizing that it's exactly what Jeff/Hugh did to her. She already tried passing it on to the other guy and he knew about It and still ended up dead, so she wouldn't want to do that again or be like Jeff/Hugh.
"Im giving you a sexually transmitted ghost right now" 😂
"hardly, friend!" is my favorite thing, i'm gonna incorporate that into my vocabulary rn