It uses the leper to take advantage of Eddie's fear of disease. Eddie tells Richie and Bill about what he saw, and later Richie and Bill decide to revisit the house once more to see if they are able to find It. As he peers into a cellar window, It appears in a form resembling the leper, terrifying him and chasing him from underneath the porch. Later, Eddie is compelled to revisit the house and crawl under the porch, where he finds evidence of hobos having stayed there (beer cans, liquor bottles, a blanket, and an old shoe). Eddie barely manages to escape as the leper begins to run after Eddie's bike. The leper begins to chase Eddie, screaming that he would blow Eddie for a nickel, then a dime, and then even for free.
EDDIE KASPBRAK SKIN
Eddie believes the hobo has leprosy (but is later corrected by Richie and Bill who tell him he instead had Syphilis) as his skin is severely diseased and his nose appears to have fallen off. Eddie feels drawn to the house and begins to approach it, when suddenly what appears to be a hobo rises from beneath the porch of the house. The house is incredibly run down, old and bears evidence that many hobos and prostitutes had used it as shelter while passing through Derry. On this day, however, he passes the house at 29 Neibolt Street and feels as though he cannot tear himself away from it. One day, Eddie goes to watch the trains pass in the train yard as well as possibly listen to the singers at the Gospel Church nearby. They all become friends, and this group of three is the precursor to the Losers' Club before the other members join. After Bill comes back and Eddie's breathing is restored to normal, Ben explains how they could build a better dam. However, Eddie's aspirator was empty and as Eddie's breathing continues to struggle, Bill is concerned for Eddie and asks Ben to watch over Eddie as he goes to the pharmacy to get his medication. When they answer that they had not, Henry punches Eddie in the nose, causing it to bleed profusely and triggers an asthma attack. After Ben escapes from the bullies, they come to Bill and Eddie to ask if they had seen where Ben had run to. On the day that Ben was attacked by Henry Bowers and the other bullies, Eddie and Bill had been attempting to build a dam in the Barrens. She is convinced Eddie is fragile and berates their doctors into giving him placebos, unknown to him, believing "it was better for a child to think he was sick than to really get sick."īefore the Losers' Club had formed, Eddie had been friends with Bill. She does not allow him to do many things that the other children do and always makes sure that he is safe and well-protected. As a result of this, Eddie's mother, Sonia, is extremely overprotective of her son. Eddie developed serious bronchitis two years later. His father died when Eddie was three years old. However, he later proves that he is one of the strongest of the Losers when he is able to stand up to his overbearing mother and even save the Losers in the sewer. He idolizes Bill as the leader and attempts to follow his image when in difficult situations.Īs a child, Eddie was regarded as a fragile individual who was a hypochondriac, scared of the world and avoiding most situations in fear of getting sick or injured. As an adult, he describes himself as being "average height (5'9)" and is mostly seen with a frown on his face.Įddie is a part of the losers club, he is best friends with Bill Denbrough, Stanley Uris, Mike Hanlon, Ben Hanscom, Beverly Marsh, and Richie Tozier. In the film adaptations (2017, 2019) as a child, Eddie is the shortest member of the group and carries a fanny pack with his medication and inhaler.
In the Miniseries, Eddie has blonde hair and wears glasses. Later on, when Eddie is older in the novel, he is mentioned to bear a resemblance to Anthony Perkins. Keene tells him his asthma medication, HydrOx, is a placebo.
In the book, Eddie is described as the shortest of the group, has a thin, delicate-looking face, grayish blue eyes and briefly mentioned to have a flattop haircut when Mr.
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