Opening Shot: “January 10, 1985. Hawkins, Indiana.” In a wintery scene, a person in a yellow hazmat suit chases something from the Upside Down with a flashlight and a torch. The person thinks he’s obliterated what looks like a tiny demogorgon with the torch, but the ashes settle in the snow and reconstitute themselves as something else.

That said, Eric Robles didn't want "Stranger Things: Tales from '85" to look and feel like an old Saturday morning cartoon. Like its parent series, the spin-off is a horror show that deals with subject matter that isn't suitable for kids, and the creator didn't want to mislead viewers. As he told GamesRadar:

The animated series, "Stranger Things: Tales From '85," premieres Thursday on Netflix. It's set in 1985 between Seasons 2 and 3 of the flagship show.

Taking place between the events of Seasons 2 and 3, Tales From ‘85 shows Eleven, Mike, Will, Lucas, Dustin and Max as they face new monsters from the Upside Down. They’ll also be joined by a new character, Nikki Baxter. Let’s get to the reviews, some of which address my concerns about the series.

EXCLUSIVE: Matt and Ross Duffer, creators of Netflix’s cultural phenomenon Stranger Things, are set to receive the Visionary Tribute at this year’s Gotham Television Awards, taking place on Monday, June 1st at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

Tales From ’85 ending explained, showrunner Eric Robles answers the biggest burning questions about the animated series and teases future strange tales from the kids in '85.

Netflix may have broadcast the end of the main Stranger Things series in a controversial finale that had fans divided or mad. Mostly mad. But now a new, somewhat unexpected project has just gone live months later: Stranger Things: Tales from ’85.

I know I'm not the only one who thought that Stranger Things season 5 was a bit of a disappointment. After 10 years of build-up, and a fairly promising Vol. 1, the show's final chapter wrapped things up with a lackluster final battle,