In the summer of 2016, the world was introduced to the Upside Down. Since Stranger Things, a nostalgic sci-fi series created by twins Matt and Ross Duffer, launched on Netflix it has become nothing short of a phenomenon impacting the worlds of music, literature, fashion, gaming and beyond. The show scratches a particular itch for any kid who grew up steeped in VHS culture. But to be the juggernaut that Stranger Things has become, it has stretched well beyond a simple '80s reference machine. What the Duffers have done is nothing short of a television miracle: They took a multitude of inspirations and references and spun them into something familiar but entirely new.
FEELS SO RIGHT • STRANGER THINGS CAN SURPRISE YOU AND MAKE YOU NOSTALGIC ALL AT THE SAME TIME
WE KNOW THAT FACE! • THE ’80S ACTORS OF STRANGER THINGS
BIG SCREEN INFLUENCES • NODS TO ICONIC FILMS ARE EVERYWHERE
KEEP REACHIN’ FOR THE STARS • THE ’80S HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING
LOVE THOSE CHARACTERS • THE RETRO ROOTS OF OUR STRANGER FAVES
HAIR !!! • EVERY HAIR DO TELLS A STORY
CREATIVE GENIUSES • A TRIBUTE TO THE MASTERS OF THE MULTIPLEX
DOWN TO THE DETAILS • SOME VERY SPECIFIC STRANGER THINGS INSPIRATIONS
’80s COOL • THESE CULTURAL TOUCHSTONES NEVER LOOKED BETTER
EASTER EGGS • SUPER SLY AND HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
Stranger Things Guide to the 1980s
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