Stranger Things Gets Evil Dead-Inspired Poster

The Evil Dead. Netflix's hit TV series Stranger Things is many things. It's a horror story, it's a sci-fi tale, it's a mystery, and it's a dark fantasy, all rolled into one mesmerizing piece of entertainment. Above all else though, Stranger Things is a loving homage to the pop culture of the 1980s, whether it be movies, TV shows, books, video games and/or music.

Since early last month, Stranger Things' season 2 promotional push has embraced this '80s mindset, releasing a series of tribute posters designed to insert the residents of Hawkins into classic art for horror and sci-fi films from the decade.The films given the tribute poster treatment so far include Carrie.

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Now, Netflix has released the latest Stranger Things' season 2 retro poster, via the official Stranger Things Twitter . This time out, the poster is a tribute to the signature art for Sam Raimi's 1981 cult classic The Evil Dead, which introduced genre icon Bruce Campbell to the world at large, and started Raimi down a career path that would eventually lead to him directing the original Spider-Man movie trilogy in the 2000s. Check it out below:

The Ultimate Experience in Grueling Curiosity. #StrangerThursdays begins now. pic.twitter.com/x6c9NC0ZwL— Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) September 7, 2017

While it's unlikely that any Kandarian demons dwell within the Upside Down - although realistically, it's possible, only a small part of that realm has been shown thus far - that's probably for the best, as the people of Hawkins look to have enough to deal with in Stranger Things season 2 as it stands. This includes whatever the heck that gigantic monster that Will sees off in the distance in the show's season 2 trailer is.

Of course, there's also a theory going around that Will himself - much like Walter White - when it comes to scares, as its latest retro poster further suggests.