Crickets are chirping. We see a shot of the night sky. A caption pops up, "NOVEMBER 6th, 1983/HAWKINS, INDIANA". The caption fades away. The camera pans down to a government facility. Another caption pops up. "HAWKINS NATIONAL LABORATORY/U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'.
CUT TO: INT. HALLWAY
Some lights are flickering. The camera pans down to a door. After a few moments, a man in a lab coat bursts through the door, running. Behind him, an alarm is sounding. Cut to him running through hallways. He eventually reaches an elevator and frantically pushes the button. The elevator begins coming down. He looks back down the hallway and then goes back to pushing the button. The elevator dings and opens. He gets in and pushes the button inside of the elevator. He stands for a moment, breathing heavily. A low growling is heard above him. He looks up and the growling grows louder. As the elevator doors close, he screams and is pulled upwards.
CUT TO: EXT. WHEELER HOUSEHOLD
A sprinkler is on outside. Cut to a wide shot of the house.
MIKE: Something is coming. Something hungry for blood.
Cut to Mike inside the house.
MIKE: A shadow grows on the wall behind you, swallowing you in darkness.
It is almost here.
The camera shows us Dustin, Lucas, and Jane, before switching to a shot showing all four kids around a table. They're playing Dungeons and Dragons.
JANE: What is it?
DUSTIN: What if it's the Demogorgon? Oh, Jesus, we're so screwed if it's the Demogorgon.
LUCAS: It's not the Demogorgon.
MIKE: An army of troglodytes charge into the chamber!
Mike slams a figurine onto the table.
DUSTIN: Troglodytes?
LUCAS: Told ya.
They laugh. Mike suddenly looks nervous and looks around.
MIKE: Wait a minute. Did you hear that? That... that sound? Boom... boom... Boom!
He slams his hands on the table, startling the other kids.
MIKE: That didn't come from the troglodytes, no, that... That came from something else. The Demogorgon!
Mike slams another figurine onto the table.
DUSTIN: We're in deep shit.
MIKE: Jane, your action!
JANE: I don't know!
LUCAS: Fireball him!
JANE: I'd have to roll a 13 or higher!
DUSTIN: Too risky. Cast a protection spell.
LUCAS: Don't be a pussy. Fireball him!
DUSTIN: Cast Protection.
MIKE: The Demogorgon is tired of your silly human bickering! It stomps towards you. Boom!
LUCAS: Fireball him, Jane!
MIKE: Another stomp, boom!
DUSTIN: Cast Protection.
MIKE: He roars in anger!
JANE: Fireball!
Jane throws some dice, but they fall off the table.
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Stranger Things But Will & El(Jane) Swap Roles
Science FictionI've decided to spend my quarantine writing up this script for the whole show, swapping Will and El's roles/characters. So far I've just typed up the first episode and it took me a lot more hours than I imagined. This is the script that I spent time...
