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Throughout the series, deeply flawed father figures abound.

Ultimately, the show’s heart and humour stops it from being a simple gore-fest, transcending the horror genre to become a powerful story about friendship, redemption, and the victory of good against evil. In particular, there is the interplay between the masculine and the feminine also the themes of fatherhood, motherhood, and self-giving love.

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Eleven, a mysterious girl with telekinetic powers, escapes from a secret lab nearby and decides to help Will’s friends find him, having realised that she may have been unwittingly involved in his disappearance.ĭrawing inspiration from masters of the sci-fi and horror genres like Stephen King, Stephen Spielberg, and John Carpenter, and heavily stylistically influenced by classic ‘80s horror films like A Nightmare on Elm Street, the series is also full of fun references to pop-culture phenomena like Dungeons & Dragons, Star Wars, The Ghost Busters, and more.įor all of its pillow-clenching moments of horror and sweet '80s nostalgia, though, the deeper appeal of Stranger Things lies in its exploration of relationships. Will, one of the children, goes missing without a trace early on in Season 1. This has torn a rift between worlds and unleashed a powerful evil force from another dimension which the kids call the “Upside Down” (an insight into the nature of evil, right there-but more on this, shortly). The series follows the story of a group of kids around whom strange supernatural events start unfolding, as the result of an illicit science experiment gone wrong. The cult hit series contains certain nightmarish scenes that are hard to forget, and the third season was particularly heavy on the gore and body horror.įor the uninitiated, Stranger Things is a sci-fi horror-drama set in the small fictional American town of Hawkins, Indiana, in the early ‘80s. It has to be said, the series is not for the faint of heart. The award-winning original Netflix series, Stranger Things, recently had fans glued to their screens when all eight episodes of Season 3 were released online on the Fourth of July 2019. Warning: This article contains spoilers for Stranger Things (Seasons 1-3), now streaming on Netflix.

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