Entertainment Weekly The Ultimate Guide to Stranger Things
The Ultimate Guide to Stranger Things
There’s No Place Like Hawkins • Stranger Things delivers on all the thrills and chills you’d expect from a supernatural juggernaut. But the series’ true beating heart lies in its cast of engaging and empathetic heartland heroes.
The Final Countdown • FEATURING MAMMOTH MOVIE-LENGTH INSTALLMENTS, VOLUME 2 WILL PROVIDE AN EPIC CONCLUSION TO SEASON 4—AND QUEUE UP THE SERIES’ CLOSING CHAPTER.
In Conversation With the Duffers • Stranger Things writers-directors-twin brothers Matt and Ross Duffer on their creative process, their shared inspirations—and whether they’ll ever go solo.
The Players Handbook • BEATING BACK THE FORCES OF EVIL TAKES AN ARMY. GET TO KNOW THE RAGTAG GROUP OF HEROES USING THEIR WITS (AND AN EXPERTLY WIELDED WEAPON OR TWO) TO CLAIM VICTORY
Growing Up Inside the Upside Down • The series’ youngest stars reflect on landing the roles that changed their lives, coming of age onscreen and building real-life bonds that will last long after the cameras stop rolling.
Winona Ryder and David Harbour • The two stars talk about their characters’ growth, filming in Lithuania and their favorite fan theories.
The Babysitters’ Club • From scooping ice cream to uncovering scoops, this gang can pretty much do it all—including help their younger counterparts slay all manner of supernatural foes.
Matthew Modine • He’s back! Introduced in season 1, Dr. Brenner appeared to have been brought down in the events surrounding Hawkins lab. But now he’s key to a chilling season 4 plotline.
Fresh Blood • With new locations to serve and new mysteries to unravel, season 4 welcomes a crop of unforgettable characters. Here’s who to watch for (including one horror icon).
Seen It All in a Small Town • HAWKINS, INDIANA, IS HIDING SOME BIG SECRETS. WITH A LAB OF NEFARIOUS SCIENTISTS PRYING OPEN A PORTAL TO ANOTHER DIMENSION, IT’LL TAKE A GROUP OF HEROIC BEST FRIENDS (AND A TELEKINETIC NEWCOMER) TO SAVE THE WORLD.
Hidden Treasures • Blink and you’ll miss it. Here are just a few of the homages and references to bygone pop culture that writers snuck into Stranger Things’ very first season.
Behind the Scenes • Congratulations: Your security clearance has been approved to step onto the set where the cast have spent four impressionable years—enjoying more fun than scares.
Something Strange in the Neighborhood • WITH THE DEMOGORGON DEFEATED, ALL RETURNS TO NORMAL IN HAWKINS. OR DOES IT? AS WILL STARTS HAVING VISIONS AND DUSTIN TAKES IN A NEW SUPERNATURAL PET, THE BATTLE WITH THE UPSIDE DOWN MAY NOT BE OVER.
Hidden Treasures • As the show entered its sophomore season, references and nods proliferated—and some things started to feel like they might even be connected.
The Monster Manual • The creators and crew reveal the inspirations and handiwork that went into the show’s most badass beasts.
It’s the End of the World as We Know It • FORGET ORANGE JULIUS AND RADIOSHACK: THE NEW STARCOURT MALL IS HOME TO BIG SOVIET SECRETS THAT OUR HEROES MUST UNCOVER IF THEY’RE GOING TO PUT A STOP TO A DEADLY INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT.
Hidden Treasures • Whoa, things are getting complicated now! References to past seasons abound, and added to that are multiple nods to movies, television shows and other pop culture phenomena.
The Dungeon Master’s Guide • Every campaign needs a sense of time and place. In the case of Stranger Things, that aesthetic is thanks to production designer Chris Trujillo, who took EW on a trip through some of Hawkins’s most memorable locales.
Holding Out for a Hero • WITH ELEVEN NOW POWERLESS—AND HOLED UP IN CALIFORNIA—THE HAWKINS GANG ARE FORCED TO THWART THE EVIL VECNA ON THEIR OWN....