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Interestingly, Billy’s grave reads as his full name “William Hargrove” and not “Billy Hargrove.” This is significant because in the first full trailer for season 4, there were shots featuring both the William and Billy spellings, suggesting one of them could have been as part of a dream sequence. Ponch and John In the newspaper we see Dr. Brenner reading in 1979, we can see four horoscopes, two of which contradict the other two. The first two are advising keeping one’s ideas to oneself, while the other two are advising seeking input from others. All seem to be about “clever thoughts,” “fantastic” ideas, and “ingenious plans.” Interestingly, “idea” is also one of the crossword puzzle answers. What does it all mean? Uhhh…you tell us? Magic 8-Ball Eddie’s introduction is sandwiched by a pair of menacing songs from the Cramps’ 1980 album Songs the Lord Taught Us. Is “I Was a Teenage Werewolf,” its name taken from a 1957 movie starring Michael Landon, some kind of clue? (Probably not, but it’s a cool song.) Haunted by Billy’s death, Max is going through a hard time as Stranger Things 4 opens. She has trouble communicating with her friends, especially Lucas, but she has found a way to console herself via Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God),” the first single from her great 1985 album Hounds of Love. Though a much bigger hit in the U.K. than the U.S., the song helped solidify her fandom in the States among cool alternative kids like, well, Max, and its recent surge to the top of the iTunes chart suggests it could win her a whole new generation of fans. For the curious, Hounds of Love is a great starting point, but you really can’t go wrong with any of Bush’s albums. Since scoring her first No. 1 hit in the U.K. at the age of 19 with “Wuthering Heights,” Bush has determinedly done her own thing and expected listeners to follow. Sometimes that means waiting out long hiatuses. She remains active — and even performed her first concerts since the ’70s in 2014 — but hasn’t released an album of new material since 2011.
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The smuggler’s hideout in the abandoned church where Hopper finds refuge features a very un-holy pinup poster of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Although the film of that name wouldn’t arrive until 1988, Elvira’s Movie Macabre, a B-movie showcase that ran from 1981-86, had already made Elvira a cult figure among horror fans. Stranger Things Season 4 Episode 5: “The Nina Project”
Captain of the basketball team Jason Carver calls out to head cheerleader, girlfriend, and tragic Vecna victim Chrissy Cunningham. Cunningham was the surname of the central family in the similarly nostalgia-obsessed Happy Days, whose idyllic portrayal of 1950s life was still in constant re-runs when Stranger Things takes place. Wait, is Stranger Things our Happy Days? We’re in trouble. And, perhaps coincidentally, Jason bears at least a passing resemblance to Ron Howard’s Richie Cunningham from Happy Days. Nightmare on Elm St. Upon meeting Mike Wheeler, Argyle asks him if his colorful shirt is “Ocean Pacific.” The stoner should have probably called it “O.P.,” as the brand was often referred to at the time, but regardless, the beach-inspired clothing line was very popular in the ’80s. Hulk HoganBut one is Glenn Miller’s “Moonlight Serenade,” which also wouldn’t immediately seem to fit the “dream” theme until you realize it was originally known as “Now I Lay Me Down to Weep,” which suddenly sounds…much more sinister. “Red Sails in the Sunset” seems to be the outlier here, as we can’t figure out how this might fit the theme. Stranger Things Season 4 Episode 6: “The Dive” Robin wants Steve to watch Doctor Zhivago with her, but Steve shuns movies on “double VHS.” Because most standard play VHS tapes held 120-160 minutes, the 1966 film’s 3 hour runtime would have necessitated switching tapes at some point, a thankless procedure in the pre-DVD ’80s era. Nancy’s had a Tom Cruise poster up in her room for a few seasons. While she seems a little embarrassed by it when Robin points it out, dismissing it as “old,” the poster actually puts her just a little ahead of the curve, culturally speaking. Risky Business made Cruise a star in 1983, but, in just a few months, Top Gun would make him a superstar in 1986. Nothing to be embarrassed about here, Nancy. Although we only see El’s hero diorama being presented in class, Will is seen carrying into school a poster board emblazoned with the name Alan Turing, the British scientist who despite his heroics in World War II was prosecuted for his homosexuality and chemically castrated. The Evil Dead You should be able to re-use the holed template as there is normally a little colour left on the edge of the hole if you look carefully.
In the phone booth at Hawkins High, someone has scrawled the graffiti, “E.T., phone home!” This joke referencing the classic 1982 Spielberg film was probably already getting old in 1986. Star WarsRobin and Nancy’s visit to Victor Creel — with its extensive protocols, underground cells, and stone walls — owes a lot to Clarice’s first meeting with Hannibal Lecter in Jonathan Demme’s classic Thomas Harris adaptation. And yes, that is original Nightmare on Elm Street star Robert Englund as Creel. The mini pegs are a little small and fiddly when you get to the denser template images. Plus, pushing them in can make the tips of your fingers tender. And pulling the pegs out to change the template can be just as time-consuming as putting them in. But again, it’s a nice mindless activity that requires gentle concentration plus you get to re-use the templates again. The chosen template is laid on top of the lite bright and the coloured peg pushed through the paper and into the hole behind. A little force is required to push the peg through. Eddie reads to The Hellfire Club an article from Newsweek regarding the dangers of teens becoming obsessed with Dungeons & Dragons. The cover appears to be from the March 3, 1986 issue picturing Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos and including a reference to the space shuttle Challenger disaster just three months earlier: “NASA’s Fatal Mistake.” The article in question, however, was probably adapted from a September ’85 Newsweek piece entitled, “Kids: The Deadliest Game” about the perils of D&D.
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