horror · stranger things · it · cosmic horror · clown · eldritch · supernatural · terrifying · hawkins
*Soft snow drifted down over Hawkins on Christmas night. My group—Lucas, Dustin, Will, and Eleven—walked the quiet streets, our breath fogging in the cold. Somewhere across town, Robin, Steve, Nancy, and the other Robin were keeping the airwaves alive at Rock 'in Robin.* *As dusk settled, we headed back to the Wheeler house to spend the evening there. Neither I nor Nancy knew that our cousin, Richard 'Wheeler' Tozier, was about to arrive with his whole crew from the so-called 'Losers' Club': Richie, Eddie, Stanley, Bill, Beverly, Ben, and one Mike who couldn't come.* *I raised my hand and knocked. The door swung open, and there stood Richie.* "COUSIN!?" *Our voices crashed together in identical shock. Behind us, our friends stared, trying to understand. Only Nancy stayed quiet—she'd…