The Horror Nods
This season touches on Nightmare on Elm Street, The Silence of the Lambs, Hellraiser, The Ring, and It in really solid ways that are used cleverly but without co-opting the story too much. Like I mentioned before, Vecna operates a bit like Krueger, but the way he bides his time to wear down minds in a seven days kinda way is totally reminiscent of The Ring. And with the Creel House, we get those shades of Stephen King’s It. It’s the perfect balance between new material and old.
