What scary movies do you think the main characters of ST would have trouble watching after the events of the series?

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There show is full of movie references and inspiration from iconic horror films, but recently I’ve been thinking about how the characters would experience that kind of media in-universe after everything they went through. I imagine each character has at least a couple movies they just can’t watch anymore because something hits a little too close to home.

For example, The Exorcist would probably bring back bad memories for Will (plus Joyce and Jonathan) after season 2, The Blob might be extra disturbing for anyone who fought the Mindflayer at Starcourt, and some of them might find Freddy Krueger a little too reminiscent of Vecna to enjoy the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise anymore. I’m not super well-versed in the genre so I’m having a hard time coming up with specific ideas for other characters, but I’d love to hear anyone else’s thoughts on the subject.

Posted Jan 27, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC

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