Now that Stranger Things is closing its book, there’s no reason to be deprived of more stories like the mysteries of Hawkins.
That’s why we've gathered 9 scary sci-fi shows that embody the Upside Down and the horrific adventures Mike Wheeler, Eleven, and the others endured through five seasons.
Archive 81 (2022)
Things couldn’t be stranger in Archive 81 as a video archivist investigates the secrets behind a mysterious fire, only to discover that the young woman who disappeared from the tapes met a terrifying fate 25 years ago. Stranger Things may have Vecna, but Archive 81 involves more of a demonic cult.
Locke & Key (2020-2022)
If the Upside Down is Stranger Things’s Narnia, then Locke & Key has its own otherworldly universe, where the three siblings of the story must venture off to unlock both powers and secrets of their ancestral home. Based on a comic book series of the same name, this horror-fantasy explores how the family copes with their grief after their father's death.
Dark (2017-2020)
Hawkins isn’t the only place where kids go missing. Dark is a twisted German story in which four families went on a frantic hunt for answers as they strived to find a missing child. And by frantic hunt, Dark means time-travelling, a mysterious conspiracy, and an unexpected supernatural phenomenon plaguing their town.
Dead Boy Detectives (2024)
If you’re into both Stranger Things and The Sandman, then Dead Boy Detectives is most likely right up your alley! This detective series follows two teenage ghosts, Charles Rowland and Edwin Payne, who refuse to enter the afterlife and find peace.
Instead, they would rather run a detective agency to solve supernatural mysteries on Earth. It’s also connected to The Sandman universe, so better watch out for crossover episodes!
Sense8 (2015-2018)
Sense8 connects eight strangers from different parts of the world, only to discover they are fated to be mentally and emotionally linked to one another. While it’s no Hawkins, Sense8 delivers a mind-boggling experience of a lifetime as they must outrun a mysterious organization before it’s too late.
The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
There are no Christmas lights to warn the family in The Haunting of Hill House, but that's what the Netflix horror series specializes in: forcing the family to deal with the lingering psychological and supernatural trauma they went through.
Mortel (2019-2021)
Will Byers didn’t ask to make a deal with the devil (Vecna), but a group of high schoolers in Mortel did. A group of French teens banded together to make a deal with a voodoo god to gain superpowers.
Alice in Borderland (2020-Present)
The Upside Down couldn’t be bleaker in Alice in Borderland, where the main characters are suddenly transported to an alternate, desolate version of Tokyo. In this new reality, playing and winning deadly card games earn their “visas” to survival.
All of Us Are Dead (2022-Present)
If nightmares and a zombie-infested South Korea are your thing, All of Us Are Dead puts a twist on your high school experience.
Similar to how Mike, Will, Lucas, Dustin, Max, and Eleven spent their childhood and teenage years outpacing and defeating monsters, this webtoon-based Netflix series pretty much robbed high schoolers of their normal life and their humanity.
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