“STRANGER THINGS” by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein

​October is one of my favorite months. The air is as crisp as apples and leaves change colors. At least that was before global warming. For anyone who was around in the 70’s or 80’s, October was an entire month dedicated to horror movie franchises and preparing for Halloween. 

For film making brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, capturing the feel of early 80’s PG 13 horror with their 2016 Netflix series Stranger Things was an easy task. When you combine kids on bikes, walkie talkies and the supernatural, you get a bowl of candy worth slipping your fingers into.
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One of the more memorable aspects of the show is the opening credits. It’s faintly pulsating red logo is a direct homage to everything Steven King and the ITC Benguiat font. It also features a lurking piece of music from Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein from the synthwave band Survive. This magically eerie track brings back memories of VHS tapes and perfectly captures the mood and feel of the series, which start’s its second season later this month.