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Personal musings and advice on things.
The third instalment of this much beloved series brings back plenty of what fans loved from previous seasons, from placing show favourites at the forefront, to laying that gory monster action on thick. Picking things up a year later, our story continues in the tiny town of Hawkins, Indiana – where it wastes no time letting us know that the once baby-faced cast of 11-year olds have now entered the realm of teenhood.
Few horror movies manage to truly impress in this day and age, much less those that attempt to take on the ‘scary-monster’ narrative. It’s the reason why I prefer the more psychological tales of terror that deal with more distressing, unstable mental themes, and yet, still manage to (somewhat) base themselves in reality. Think films like An Invitation or Gerald’s Game. These subject matters, at least, have the slight possibility of actually manifesting in the real world. It’s what makes them more terrifying.
