It all started with a Dungeons & Dragons campaign; four kids in a basement in Hawkins, Indiana, who soon found themselves battling supernatural evils in their real lives, and in a mysterious realm known as the Upside Down. From those beginnings, the story of Stranger Things has grown exponentially – broadening into an entire mythology of monsters, malls, and mates facing it all together. Now, it’s all about to end: Stranger Things 5 will close the Dungeon Master’s Guide for good, pitting Mike, Eleven, Will, Dustin, Lucas and friends against Vecna and his hordes one last time.

For its creators, brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, it’s time to go all-in, leave nothing on the table. “Now we’re in the final season, we don’t have to hold anything back,” Matt tells Empire in our worl

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