Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 showrunner on the show’s cultural roots

Stranger Thingswooed audiences with a mix of childhood nostalgia and horror, and the animated spinoff Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85is trying to recapture that magic. Showrunner Eric Robles told Polygon that he drew on his favorite ‘80s movies like TheGooniesand The Lost Boysfor ideas on how to craft adventures, but one of his biggest influences was the 1986 animated series The Real Ghostbusters.