Horror is innately xenophobic. Fear of Dracula or witches or zombies or the Upside Down is fear of something that seems like “us” but is not “us.” Some horror stories actively grapple with this aspect, some just embrace it, but it’s a valid reading of most horror stories.

I don’t think the border policy read is that much of a stretch, but I also think it might not be intentional. This season is heavily inspired by The Thing and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, both classics about Cold War fears about commie infiltration. Those fears are still there, but now they are about immigrants…

But the flayed aren’t portrayed as the hated Other from which society recoils. They’re portrayed as an extreme of social conformity. They’re a hive mind of small-town folk converted around the dining room table while “American Pie” plays on the soundtrack. They’re sexist good ol’ boys still seething with contempt for…

I felt the same way about GoT, but fans of Stranger Things (myself included) have been waiting almost two years for this.

No, but I’ll still vote for Biden if he is. 

No.