Stranger Things' Title Already Teased Its Perfect Tragic Ending

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The Netflix hit Stranger Things is set to wrap up some time after season 4, but the show’s title has already hinted at its perfect ending. Since it debuted in 2016, Stranger Things has made no secret of the show’s creative debt to Stephen King. The legendary horror author’s work is referenced throughout the first three seasons ofStranger Things, with the show borrowing elements of everything from Christine to Firestarter.

Already, Stranger Things season 4 has referenced The Shining, and the show’s ‘80s setting means these nostalgic nods are unlikely to end any time soon. However, one of the subtlest references thatStranger Things made to King’s work could give away the show’s ideal ending. Stranger Things is not set to wrap up its ongoing story until the end of season 5 at the earliest, but its title could offer a hint of how the show will come to a close.

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The series was originally entitled 'Montauk,' but the creators went with Stranger Things when the setting was changed from that real-life community to Hawkins, Indiana. The Duffer Brothers claim there were heated arguments over the eventual title choice, but they landed on Stranger Things because of its similarity to King’s novel Needful Things. The first novel that King wrote after kicking his drinking problem (a struggle immortalized in the underrated movie adaptation Misery), Needful Things is a brutal slice of small-town horror that culminates in a downbeat ending. As if to cement the comparison between the book and Stranger Things, the show’s now-iconic title font is also lifted from a paperback cover of the King classic. As a result, it is not unreasonable to guess that Needful Things’