It’s hard to remember what watching the first season of Stranger Things was like. Years later, with a final season pending (and pending, and pending—), the show has become a cultural juggernaut; the way it brought D&D terms to the foreground of culture seems like but a glint in the eye of a thoroughly merchandised monster. But there was a time when Stranger Things was just the hot new Netflix show people were talking about, something that excited people for its blend of various horror, sci-fi, and ’80s influences. It braided together a triumvirate of stories that all came clashing together with a huge battle against evil.
It’s that energy that feels most aptly captured in Hysteria!, the new show from Peacock that dropped all at once this week, and makes the perfect Halloween marathon for the year.
The scene is the late 1980s; the setting is the fictional sleepy
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