Stranger Things 4: The 10 best Easter eggs in the hit Netflix series

StrangerThings is now the by far most successful Netflix series and has delighted millions of viewers worldwide since the first episode. The fourth season went one better and was number one in 93 countries on the Netflix charts for weeks at the start, so far not a single production of the streaming service has succeeded.

In addition to the excellent cast and the suspenseful plot, Setting in the 1980s with many allusions to the past pop and nerd culture one more. In season 4 there are again some hidden references to be discovered, which we will get to the bottom of in this article. We show you the best Easter Eggs from Stranger Things 4!

Ghostbusters

Already in the 2nd season should the Cult comedy Ghostbusters in the form of Halloween costumes in the series “Stranger Things”, after all, at the time of the story in 1984, the film had just hit the cinemas.

In season 4 it goes with one Test by Dr. burner who, in a flashback, takes number 010 in Hawink’s lab to test his premonition abilities. This said test is reminiscent of the (manipulated) flashcard test that dr Peter Venkman given to a student at the beginning of the movie Ghostbusters.

Other nods to the Ghostbusters come in the form of a pinwho look at Dustin’s backpack located and the legendary “Ghostbusters” spell “I’ve Been Slimed” carries.

star Wars

Dustin is a big Star Wars fan and provides numerous references in the course of the 4th season. For example, when trying to defeat Vecna ​​in their D&D campaign with a perfect roll of 20, he quotes Han Solo from The Empire Strikes Back: “Never tell me the odds!”

Murray also refers to a legendary Quote by Han Solowhen he says in the finale when they break into the Russian prison camp: “I don’t know Jim. I don’t have a good feeling about it!”

X-Men

As the season progresses, Dustin uses a device called the Cerebro, which allows him to hack the police’s crude online database. This is a fictional device from the Marvel Comics X-Men. Said device was developed by Professor X and Magneto and later developed by Dr. Optimized by Hank McCoy. Cerebro serves the X-Men to detect mutants with special abilities. It should strengthen supernatural powers to recognize mutants from afar.

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The silence of the Lambs

There are also numerous film references from the 1980s to be discovered in “Stranger Things 4”. One of them is “The Silence of the Lambs”. In the scene when Nancy and Robin looking for Victor Creelthe suspected serial killer, they visit him in the mental institution Pennhurst Asylum. They are led by the director of the institution through narrow corridors into a basement where the most serious cases are located.

The entire setting is modeled after FBI student Clarice Starling, portrayed by Jodie Fosters, like her dr Hannibal Lecter pay a visit. In addition, Pennhurst Asylum was a real facility that existed until 1987 and after it closed as haunted house attracts numerous visitors.

Lord of the rings

Tolkien’s masterpiece Lord of the Rings also fascinates the creators of “Stranger Things”, which is a clear allusion to the Middle-earth saga let flow in. As the Hawkins gang make plans on how to deal with Vecna, Eddie makes the following remark: “The Shire Burns” and plays it mordor and the Liberation of the Shire on.

Understandable, after all, Vecna’s world shows itself in upside down like looking into Sauron’s eye in the midst of Mordor. However, Steve, who doesn’t read books, can’t do anything with this allusion to Tolkien’s Middle-earth – in contrast to the others and of course the fans of the series.

Cult films from the 1980s

At the beginning of Season 4 have Steve and Robin a new job in a Video library found, which in itself has already become a largely unknown place for film fans. The scene should also point to Netflix itself, after all, the streaming giant started as an online video store. The one shown Family Video Store really existed, the once successful video store only finally closed its doors in March 2022 with the last shop.

At the same time, in just one scene, numerous blockbusters from the time of 1980s called and shown on videotape (long before there were DVDs and Blu-rays): Von Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark to Chevy Chases Griswoldcomedy series to the gremlins.

The Hellfire Club

The Hellfire Club is another nod to the X Men Comics from Marvel, the Hellfire Club actually existed and it goes way back in history. Found in the Hellfire Club in both the comics and history the elite of society a. In the series, it’s the underdog Eddiewhich is the name of D&D clubs chose rather ironically, the nerds among the other high school classmates, they tend to be outsiders rather than elite.

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Mike Myers and Freddy Krueger

Vecna is the fearsome and powerful antagonist in “Stranger Things 4”. The series makers have at the design of the monster to acquaintances horror characters time oriented. There are numerous allusions to legendary 1980s horror classic:

The dream sequences in which children are killed is something like that Nightmare on Elm Street modeled after His shape is also strongly reminiscent Freddy Kruegerwhile its world off at Pinhead Hellraiser is ajar. Likewise, Vecna ​​casts a spell over its victims as it once did Pennywise from Stephen King’s IT.

Eddie Munsen’s uncle compares Victor Creel to Michael Myers out Halloween. In addition, Eddie and Max have already worn Michael Myers’ Halloween masks. Finally, Victor Creel is managed by none other than Robert Englund personified, the legendary Freddy Krueger Actor from the horror series “Nightmare on Elm Street”.

alien

In one scene, fans are likely to remember a sequence Alien: Resurrection feel reminded. Like the aliens in the horror movie Monsters in glasses with liquid are kept, Hopper, Joyce and Murray find a similar situation when they carry out the experiments in the Russian laboratory Demogorgons discover. Here the creatures are also in individual glass containers. In contrast to alien but they come alive… Already played in the Alien movie Winona Ryder the main role, as now in the series hit “Stranger Things”.

Popular game classics from the 1980s

Last but not least, an overview of the popular and well-known toys from the 1980s that can be discovered in each new season of Stranger Things should not be missing:

• Of the Magic 8 ballthat number ten uses to communicate
• The legendary Rubik’s Cube Rubik’s Cube that Robin plays with at the video store
• the Game console Nintendo with Duck Hunt
• A nod to the Video game classic Paperboy there is right in the first scene of “Stranger Things 4” when a paperboy carelessly throws the rolled newspapers on the houses.