Genre

Genre

Stranger Things contains many different genres. This includes:

• Coming-of-age-story
• Thriller/Crime
• Sci-Fi
• Group/Buddy
• Romance
• Horror

Stranger Things is what is known as a 'Hybrid' which is a show or movie in which includes many different genres.

Intertextuality

Stranger Things is not only set in the 80's but also has many references to 80's movies. Movies like E.T, Alien and the Goonies are referenced heavily in Stranger Things. This is most likely because the Duffer Brothers grew up with these movies and because they had a lot of inspiration from these movies that helped them to create Stranger Things.