Warning: This story accommodates spoilers from season 4 of Stranger Issues.
Wreaking havoc. After Stranger Issues teased Vecna’s wealthy historical past all through season 4, the primary half concluded with a serious revelation in regards to the villain’s true identification.
Though Vecna seemed to be one other member of the Upside Down, just like the Demogorgon and the Thoughts Flayer, it turned out that the brand new monster was truly human. Earlier than being banished to the opposite model of Hawkins, Indiana, Vecna first created chaos in his hometown and had a surprising connection to Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown).
Forward of the season 4 premiere, the Stranger Issues solid teased their very own introductions to the brand new villain on the present.
“Vecna is a psychological horror that I don’t suppose we’ve actually seen,” David Harbour, who performs Jim Hopper, instructed Selection earlier this month. “The Upside Down has been this wild west world the place there are creatures working round, there’s violence, however we’ve by no means seen one thing as calculatedly psychologically evil as this. That’s thrilling as a result of he’s a real huge dangerous that we’ve wanted within the sequence.”
In the meantime, Joe Keery praised the way in which that Vecna performed into Stranger Issues‘ homage to horror movies from the ’80s. “As a fan of sensible results and basic horror-adventure motion pictures, it’s unparalleled,” the actor, 30, who portrays Steve Harrington, revealed. “There aren’t different individuals which might be doing comparable issues to this, in order the fan in me, I used to be simply freaking out.”
Through the season, Vecna introduced Steve, Nancy (Natalia Dyer), Robin (Maya Hawke), Max (Sadie Sink), Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) and newcomer Eddie (Joseph Quinn) collectively as they hunted down the monster amid his killing sprees.
For Matarazzo, 19, attending to be a part of that story line saved him on his toes all through filming. “The craziest factor is simply how new and recent the villain feels in comparison with what we’ve had earlier than,” the Connecticut native instructed Selection. “It’s one thing that brings an entire new vibe to how we take care of our villains in Stranger Issues and the way we’ll proceed to take action going ahead.”
Quinn, 29, nonetheless, discovered the behind-the-scenes facet of bringing Vecna to life to be probably the most fascinating half. “It was bizarre to see him on digital camera and he’s so terrifying, and then you definately see him off digital camera with an iced latte. It’s fairly a humorous picture,” the England native joked.
Scroll down for every part to know in regards to the main Vecna reveals in season 4:
