Freddy Krueger, the protagonist of <A Nightmare on Elm Street>—the most powerful reference running through <Stranger Things> Season 4—guards the door of Family Video. In that he infiltrates consciousness to hunt children with trauma, Vecna is a perfect homage to Freddy Krueger. To make this connection even clearer, the Duffer Brothers cast legendary actor Robert Englund, who played Freddy Krueger in <A Nightmare on Elm Street>, as Victor Creel, a key figure in Season 4.