The maze begins in the forest, on the night when Will Byers goes missing.
We want to kind of build up the suspense of seeing him.
It doesnt really work to take a 20-something-year-old actor and go, youre playing a 12-year-old, Murdy says.
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I went and looked at the tape, and Im like, thats the Carpenters, he says.
Itsnotthe Carpenters [on the show].
I have that album by the Clash, its calledCombat Rock.
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I think I still have a cassette somewhere in my shed.
Its the form of a taxidermied animal, its not a real animal, Murdy assures us.
The Duffer Brothers are huge fans of Horror Nights, Murdy says.
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They keep reiterating, you dont understand how important this is to us.
So thats always kind of the creative ideal.
Thats kind of the cycle of Horror Nights now, he says.
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Im already making deals for next year.
