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Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen: the Duffer brothers’ horror series is absolutely terrifying
The creators of Stranger Things’s new dread-suffused drama sees a happy couple head off for an idyllic wedding – a poorly-lit cabin in the woods. The results are chilling
TL;DR
- The series, by the creators of Stranger Things, is a dread-suffused drama centered around a wedding.
- The story begins with a couple, Nicky and Rachel, traveling to a cabin in the woods for their wedding.
- Eerie events occur during their journey and upon arrival at the large, unsettling cabin.
- The narrative introduces disturbing elements like a baby locked in a car, a voyeuristic encounter, and a frightening legend about the 'Sorry Man'.
- The show is characterized by off-kilter images, limbo-like scenes, and a pervasive sense of dread.
- Jennifer Jason Leigh's performance as a strange matriarch is highlighted as a significant contribution.
- The series cleverly links themes of marriage and murder, using wedding traditions as a backdrop for horror.
- The reviewer expresses personal discomfort with horror but acknowledges the show's terrifying effectiveness.