The 'Stranger Things' Connection to 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' Runs Even Deeper Than You Think
The Duffer Brothers have also used the series to debunk the ‘1980s myth of the idyllic middle American town in which prosperity flows evenly to all...
The Duffer Brothers have also used the series to debunk the ‘1980s myth of the idyllic middle American town in which prosperity flows evenly to all, an image happily promoted by the politicians and pop culture of the time. In Hawkins, the Byers live in a much more humble home than the Wheelers. The trailer park where Max and her mother end up in season four is humbler still. And as much as the show's third season celebrates the heyday of the American mall, it doesn't ignore the effect malls had on the downtowns of places like Hawkins, hollowing them out as mom and pop businesses folded.