“Stranger Things” will haunt viewers long after it ended. Even the thought of it ending is tragically terrifying. Built on a horrific kidnapping of a young Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) in Season 1 and more recently in Season 4, a reference to the Upside Down mythology, Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), the Netflix series complete with a grisly squelchy villain . There’s no shortage of jump scares, creepy concepts, and more.
Whether you’re a fan of graphic terrifying visuals or more psychologically thrilling moments, “Stranger Things” has four seasons worth dreading. Season 4 has been called the scariest, and the Duffer Brothers have listed “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Hellraiser” as inspirations for more recent seasons, with the slightly more innocent “E.T.”, “Goonies”, etc. is opposite to. As for the earlier seasons, in which the kids were still really kids.
We’ve rounded up 11 (in honor of Dana herself) of the scariest “Stranger Things” moments below, along with photos that might send your spine. Season 5 will be sure to throw up this list (we have some big questions), but while we wait, what do we have so far.