IT: Welcome to Derry - The chilling lamp scene draws from real-life horrors, here's all about it

With just one episode, IT: Welcome to Derry is taking the internet by storm. The intensity comes right from the beginning of the episode. Through gruesome brutalities and interconnecting stories, IT: Welcome to Derry is definitely worth investing your time in.

In the first episode of the series, there is a gruelling jump scare scene that is more than just a simple horror curated for the audience. This scene comes with a connection to real life. Yes, the lamp scene that leaves a chill on the viewers draws inspiration from incidents that actually happened in history.

The chilling lamp scene in IT: Welcome to Derry is connected with real-life incidents

In the lamp scene in the series, we see little Teddy get horrified by the visual of human skin on the lamp. It is connected with incidents from history. Before the scene takes place, Teddy is troubled by the incident of his friend’s disappearance.

Teddy worries about his friend being kidnapped by someone. So, while having dinner, Teddy’s worried face makes his father question his well-being. Teddy then asks his father if children can be kidnapped and kept “underground” for months and months.

Hearing his son’s question, his father begins to tell him about Teddy’s grandparents and how they escaped the concentration camp of Buchenwald. He then adds a gruesome detail, saying that the skin of the Jewish prisoners was used for “lampshades.”

His father’s words leave a lasting impact on him. Soon, his father's words manifest into a dangerous scenario. While sitting in his room, he sees that his bedside lamp suddenly has faces that are moving and screaming.

Now, in the Buchenwald concentration camp, where Karl Otto Koch was the commander, numerous Jews died. Many articles revealed that Karl Otto Koch’s wife also did some horrifying things with the prisoners. Ilse Koch “personally selected” the Jewish prisoners “with elaborate tattoos.” She then “had them killed for their skin.” She took their skin, which was then “turned into lampshades, photo albums, and gloves.”

The depiction of real-life incidents through this scene of this horror series, the creators perfectly handled the aspect of Teddy’s family’s history. Adding elements like this to TV shows undeniably grounds the supernatural elements in reality. The aspect of the evil that lies in the series acts as a mirror, depicting the horrors of human action.

The setting of the show also enhances the overall grueling nature. The supernatural horror in IT: Welcome to Derry is compounded properly with the social evils that the people went through during that time.

The lamp scene in IT: Welcome to Derry is truly a powerful scene depicting the devastating tragedy. The first episode of the series perfectly captures the essence of the series. It can be understood that the next episodes of IT: Welcome to Derry are going to be equally horrifying.

The aspect of a single artifact being perfectly used as a horror element in the series shows how talented the creators of the series are. The next episode of the series will be arriving on October 31. The date is perfect to dive into the world of horror with the atmosphere of Halloween.

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