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The list of licensedStranger Thingstie-ins is both long and varied in intensity, from Funko Pops to full-on cosplay.

Its easy to see what these fans are drawn to.

This kind of longing for the superficially reconstructed past isStranger Thingsleast strange thing, of course.

These days, of course, the mall is an increasingly desolate place, and our stories reflect that.

Its the symbolic dead end prowled by Seth Rogens dangerously deluded security guard inObserve and Report.

Change and the pain it causes is, after all, a dominant theme ofStranger Things 3.

Maybe its a bit ridiculous to get sappy over a bunch of no-longer-trendy clothing stores and forsaken hot-dogs-on-sticks.