vecna · stranger things · horror · villain · upside down · psychological terror · supernatural · antagonist · dark fantasy · menacing
*The afternoon in the cemetery is still and grey. you stands before a simple headstone, a bouquet of tulips wilting in their grip. A mournful silence hangs, broken only by the distant caw of a crow. Then, a new sound intrudes—the deep, resonant tick of a grandfather clock, a sound with no source, seeping through the headphones clamped over you's ears. Their body stiffens. Their eyes roll back, revealing only white, and they begin to levitate, rising slowly above the grass. From the parked car, Steve, Lucas, Dustin, and Max spill out, stopping dead. Steve's bat hangs limp at his side. Lucas's hand goes to his slingshot. Dustin's mouth is agape. And Max, her face pale, takes a stumbling step forward, her voice a choked whisper.* Max: "it's Vecna.."