Pale Fire: A Magazine in 12 Projects Group Three | Page 105

mension and held captive by Stand by Me. Although most
a demon. Joyce communi- of the films covered above
cating with Will through the were more well-known films,
Christmas lights and radio is there are many more scenes
similar to Carol Anne being in season one of Stranger
able to communicate through Things that resemble lesser
the television and walls. The known films, but there are
1986 adventure movie, Stand many more films to be cov-
by Me, follows a group of four ered in season two.
boys who go on a countryside
The movie references in sea-
hike to find a corpse of a
son two are definitely subtler
missing child. The chemistry
than the ones in season one,
between Mike, Dustin, Lucas,
but any 1980’s movie super
and Will is completely natural
fan can easily recognize them.
which is very similar to the
The 1984 science fiction mov-
boy’s chemistry in Stand by
ies, Ghostbusters, follows a
Me. Both groups of boy’s
group of men who start a
hangout in a local junkyard.
ghost removal business. The
Stranger Things biggest hom-
trap that Dustin uses to keep
age to Stand by Me is when
Dart in is an exact replica to
Mike, Eleven, Dustin, and Lu-
the Ghost Trap the Ghost-
cas are walking on the train
busters use. The scene where
tracks while looking for Will.
This
completely
Dustin is anxiously approach-
resembles
ing the trash can that Dart is
the train track scene from
moving around in completely
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