Stranger Things Season 4's New Villain Name Revealed
Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers reveal the name of the creepy new villain in season 4. After first premiering on Netflix in 2016, Stranger Things has become a massive hit for the streamer. The sci-fi mystery show, which takes place in the 1980s, follows a group of high school friends in Hawkins, Indiana, as they find themselves entangled in a web of supernatural forces and top-secret government experiments.
With Stranger Things season 3 having been released back in 2019, audiences have been anxiously awaiting news about the future of the fan-favorite show. It was announced last year that not only would Stranger Things be returning for two final seasons but that multiple spinoffs are also currently in the works as well. In February, after months of anticipation, the show's fourth season finally got a release date and is expected to land on Netflix at the end of May. A trailer for the upcoming season of Stranger Things, which was just released today, teases plenty of action as well as a terrifying new villain.
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In a new interview with IGN, creators Matt and Ross Duffer talk about the new villain they're introducing in Stranger Things season 4 and reveal the creature's name to be Vecna. The Duffer Brothers remain tight-lipped about what fans can expect from Vecna in the upcoming season but do reveal that the entity is created using "90% practical" effects.
It's not known currently how Vecna came to be or what exactly the entity wants, but it does say in the trailer to the main cast of characters, "your suffering is almost at an end." From the brief shots of Vecna in the Stranger Things trailer, the villain boasts a truly gnarly
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