Stranger Things has been a melting pot of references from across pop culture storytelling ever since day one. And so far, season five is no different. Usually, series creators the Duffer Brothers tend to look at movies from the ’80s and ’90s for inspiration. But this year, they expanded their range big time. Here are all the pop culture references that we caught from Stranger Things 5 ‘s first episodes: “The Crawl,” “The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler,” “The Turnbow Trap,” and “The Sorcerer.”

All the Pop Culture References in Stranger Things 5, Volume 1

Red Dawn (1984)

In the 1984 cult classic , Red Dawn , a small American town is invaded by Soviet forces. To save the day, a band of high school kids fights back to save their home. This Red Dawn conceit is similar to the teens

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