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Things989 Archivesgetting Stranger this Halloween -- in fact, a few days earlier, on Oct. 27. Netflix released the first official poster for Stranger ThingsSeason 2 on Tuesday, along with a release date slightly earlier than the previously announced Oct. 31.

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The poster features our familiar gang of bicycling boys from Hawkins, complete with the formerly-vanished Will Byers as they stare down a swirling monster that makes the Demogorgon look positively quaint.

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Fans have speculated that Season 2's monster is the thessalhydra, another creature from Dungeons & Dragons that was referenced in the Season 1 finale. Eleven, you can stop hiding in the woods now -- we need some backup.

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