'Stranger Things' Writers Reveal 5 Films That Connect to Season 4 in 'Some Way or Another'

It was finally revealed last month that the Netflix fan-favorite series Stranger Things would be returning for a fourth season. However, the announcement, while highly anticipated, didn’t give fans much to go on.

With fans clamoring for more, Games Radar reports that the show's writers took to Twitter to satisfy our hunger for clues. On the Stranger Writers account, they announced that they'd be launching "Video Store Fridays," in which five movies are revealed every week that "relate in some way or another to season four."

As exciting as this is, the meaning behind the clues isn't going to come easy. The writers later posted the first five films as seen above, and they are as seemingly random as you’d expect them to be.

As GamesRadar points out, The Fisher King and Ordinary People deal with characters navigating big-city life after dealing with traumatic events, which could speak to the Byers and Eleven living in a new place after losing Hopper. The Peanut Butter Solution is a fantasy horror that involves the abuse of children, much like elements of Stranger Things, particularly Eleven’s early treatment. Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey is definitely reminiscent of the fantasy-meets-the-'80s vibe we love about the series.

Lastly, You’ve Got Mail, the classic romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, seems like the most peculiar on the list. In the film, the two characters fall in love by chatting online, which could possibly be a nod to Hopper still being alive and sending messages to Joyce through lights from the Upside Down, much like Will did in the first season. Too much of a stretch?

I guess we will have to keep our eyes glued to Twitter to see if any more of these hints start to make sense!

This article also appears on Mental Floss.