{
  "id": 17966503,
  "title": "IT: Welcome To Derry's Maturin Explained: The Cosmic Turtle's Role In Stephen King's Universe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/it-welcome-to-derrys-maturin-explained-the-cosmic-turtles-role-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T12:49:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2305065/maturin-stephen-king-turtle-it-welcome-to-derry-halloween-episode-explained/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Maturin, the giant turtle featured in the \"IT: Welcome to Derry\" Halloween special, is a vitally important cosmic deity in the wider Stephen King universe.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}