Henry Bowers

Henry Bowers is the psychopathic school and neighborhood bully and the secondary antagonist of the novel, IT.

Throughout the novel, he torments and humiliates the Losers Club, both in childhood and adulthood. He demonstrates acts of violence upon the Losers during and before the summer of 1958 such as carving his name into Ben Hanscom's belly which he never finishes, killing Mike Hanlon's dog with tainted meat and bathing him in mud to make him a "tar baby", breaking Eddie Kaspbrak's arm, breaking Richie Tozier's glasses numerous times and white washing Stan Uris' face in the snow until it bleeds.

In late August 1958, It provides Henry with a switchblade to which he uses to kill his crazy abusive father. Under the influence of It, Henry alongside his friends, Victor Criss and Belch Huggins, chase the Losers down through the sewers. Under Derry, It then takes the form of Frankstein's Monster, and kills Vic and Belch in front of him, though Henry still manages to escape. Henry was eventually framed and convicted for most of the murders that occurred throught out the summer. In the aftermath of the summer of 1958, Henry - under the influence of It - confesses to the cops that he was the one who killed them.

Henry was eventually committed to a mental hospital. While there, he counts how many nightlights he burns out (four) and remains there until May 29, 1985.

Return and Death
In 1985, It is unable beat the Loser's Club alone - so It takes the form of one of Henry's deceased friends Vic, and makes him do It's dirty work. It also kills the guard of the mental hospital in the form of an 8ft tall doberman to stop him from preventing Henry Bowers' escape. Henry Bowers eventually found where the members of the Loser's Club were hiding, first assaulting and wounding Mike by stabbing him in the leg (though Mike manages to fight back, critically wounding Henry). He is later killed by Eddie in self-defense, who stabs him with a broken water bottle.

Quotes
""Been throwing rocks at anyone, nigger? Want to know who poisoned your fucking dog?" (Henry threatening Mike)