Still Floating: 40 Years of Pennywise contributor Jonathan Janz

When I asked Jonathan if he'd like to be a part of the project, he was shocked and overjoyed that nobody had opted to write about the IT/Stranger Things parallels. After reading his essay, I'm not sure anyone else could have done it justice. He talks about the ten year span of watching Stranger Things with his kids, weaving the King influence throughout a very heartfelt essay.

If you haven't read Jonathan's work yet, you're in for a treat. And if you attend conventions and Jonathan is there, be sure to say hi. He's one of the nicest guys I've ever met.

Jonathan's bio:

Jonathan Janz is the author of twenty books, as well as a public schoolteacher of Film Literature, Creative Writing, and English. His sci-fi horror novel VEIL is now available, his new novel MARLA will release in August, and you can find his story "Lenora" in THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND. He’s represented for Film & TV by Adam Kolbrenner of Lit Entertainment, and his literary agent is Lane Heymont. Jonathan’s main interests are his wonderful wife and his three amazing children. You can sign up for his newsletter here (http://jonathanjanz.us12.list-manage....), and you can follow him on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Amazon, Threads, Bluesky, TikTok, and Goodreads.