Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter and Stephen King are three iconic characters from cinema and genre literature that Matt and Ross Duffer were inspired to create. Stranger Thingsthe science fiction series that has kept Netflix subscribers on the edge of their seats since 2016. With the impending end to the paranormal situations that plagued the fictional town of Hawkins in the 1980s, five dark secrets have been revealed that, if you knew them, you might not sleep all night.
The eccentric leader of the Hellfire Club, a group of fans of role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons, who becomes a close friend of Dustin Henderson, He is accused of a number of deaths in the citysuch as those of Fred, Patrick and Chrissy, who were actually killed by Vecna. Although it has no relation to the facts, His metallic appearance and D&D obsession mark him as a possible author.
But nothing is a coincidence. Just like Munson in real life Damien Echols was the center of attention for years after he was found guilty involved with two friends in a triple murder that took place in Arkansas in 1993. The three teenagers – Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. – Known as the West Memphis Three, they were protagonists in a case involving allegations of satanic rituals.
In 2011, and after nearly 18 years in prison, the three defendants used the Alford doctrine, a controversial legal mechanism that allows the defendant to maintain his innocence while acknowledging the existence of compelling evidence against him. So that’s how it was That year, they regained their freedom and Echols began a constant battle to find the real culprit.which still doesn’t appear today.
He is currently known as the author of several autobiographical and spiritual books. “The case is currently still open: it is not known who murdered three elementary school children on May 5th. The state of Arkanas has no interest in solving the case, that’s all.”he said in a dialogue with the media The goal.
The Duffer brothers conceived the series, which is set in Montauk, a town on Long Island, New York, and was inspired by The Montauk Project.a conspiracy theory about government experiments. But since they changed the location to a fictional place like Hawkins, they decided to go with it Stranger ThingsName inspired by Necessary thingsone of Stephen King’s horror novels.
It also refers to the phrase “Stranger things have happened” (Stranger things have happened). By using the comparative, the authors implied that the events that occur in Hawkins are significant a higher level of rarity than usual.
The character Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) is known for her telepathic and psychokinetic (or telekinetic) powers. However, its origin – the result of experiments in the Hawkins Laboratory – is inextricably linked with the above “Project Montauk”, famous conspiracy theory that the US government ran during the Cold War alleged top secret tests at Camp Hero Base that ranged from from mind control and psychological warfare to time travel and extraterrestrial contact.
In the 1980s, Dungeons & Dragons was at the center of an intense social and religious hysteria known as the “satanic panic”. This campaign was promoted by media and conservative/religious groups who linked the game to satanism, violence and suicides without evidence.
The Creel House takes place in the fourth season of Stranger Things. This is the place where Henry Creel – known as Vecna - massacred his family. Although it appears to be just an old and spooky house, it serves as a portal to the Upside Down and is the epicenter of supernatural events tied to the dark past of its victims.
Although the Duffer brothers did not confirm this, several articles analyzing the science fiction series mention it “The Creel House” is heavily inspired by the Amityville Horror case. -located in New York-, which took place in 1974, When Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered his family in their home; and the following year, the Lutz family purchased the property and fled shortly thereafter after claiming they had experienced violent paranormal events.
Events in the Lutz family inspired the book The Amityville Horror and several films The case is controversial and many doubt the veracity of the phenomena.
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