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Are you ready to go beyond the Upside Down?
Thats where this list comes in.
(James Wan, director ofInsidiousandThe Conjuring, owes his entire career to this movie.)
Stand by Me(1986)
Stranger Thingshas two dads: Steven Spielberg and Stephen King.
Its hard to imagine Eleven without this pyrokinetic protagonist as her forerunner.
ButStranger Thingsfans might consider doing a double feature with De Palmas other psychic thriller, 1978sThe Fury.
Without this film, the Demogorgon would not exist, period.
Hoo boy, Craven and company stumbled across a deep, fetid swamp of teenage terrors.
With a vibrant cast from across the entertainment spectrum Kiefer Sutherland!
and turns their day in detention into memorable movie magic.
Chances are good the Hawkins gang would see a bit of themselves in Hughess cast of characters.
Its hard to get too judgmental about it.
Its exploding-head scene is still one of the most gorgeously gross sights in the history of the genre.
In the pre-binge TV world, fans tuned in for the answers week after dizzying week.
All Mythos remix of theX-Filesapproach.
A long-awaited revival arrived a few years ago, and there are twoX-Filesfeature films for further investigation.
You cant beatGravity Falls, Disneys animated answer toThe X-Files.
But Im going withThe Broodfor several reasons.
If youre ready to kickStranger Things training wheels off, this wild ride is waiting for you.
Together, they produced the J.R.R.
Am I comfortable asserting its one of the best moviesever made?
