Why don't you take that down?" Lonnie nags while looking at the <The Evil Dead> poster in Jonathan Byers' room. This poster clearly demonstrates that Jonathan is not merely introverted, but an 'outsider' with hardcore, non-mainstream tastes. Furthermore, the scene where Nancy's friend Barbara disappears is undeniably an homage to <The Evil Dead>; dragged into the darkness just like the camera movement of the evil force.