Stranger Things season 5 episode titles have been revealed, hinting at a possible new antagonist named Camazotz. Throughout Stranger Things’ history, the Duffers Brothers have made references to innumerable films, television series, and books, including Aliens, IT, and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Dungeons & Dragons is arguably the biggest influence (except from Stephen King, anyway). The Upside Down’s teenage heroes, who are huge fans of the fantasy role-playing game, have named the different creatures they’ve come across after D&D monsters.
This includes the Demogorgon or season 4’s big bad Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower). The final season will likely maintain this tradition, though story details are still kept under lock and key. Netflix recently dropped the episode titles for the upcoming Stranger Things season 5, with episode one dubbed “The Crawl” and the final episode titled “The Rightside Up,” an inversion of season 1’s finale “The Upside Down.” One of the most intriguing is episode 6 “Escape from Camazotz,” which sure sounds like another Dungeons & Dragons monster reference from Stranger Things’ showrunners.