153 The Monsters of Stranger Things
November 1, 2025
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153 The Monsters of Stranger Things
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<p>What makes a monster a monster? In this episode, we continue our discussion of <em>Stranger Things</em>, focusing appropriately enough for Halloween night on the monsters. From the Demogorgon of season 1, to Henry Creel’s transformation into Vecna in season 4, we tried to determine exactly why each of the monsters worked as vectors of horror. Why was the Demogorgon terrifying? Why was the body horror of the Mind Flayer so resonant? Why was the psychological torture that Vecna visited upon his victims before he killed them more terrifying than their actual deaths? And what of the humans of <em>Stranger Things</em> and the monstrous things they did; are their actions a separate horror, or inextricably connected to it all like so many corrupted vines? —Streamed October 31, 2025</p>
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