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Merrill’s Farm ("Chapter One: MADMAX")
Merrill is a known name in the Stephen King universe, of which "Stranger Things" creators Matt and Ross Duffer are fans. So, when Hopper turned up at Merrill's Farm to investigate a rotting pumpkin patch, the surname rang an easter-egg bell.
The character John 'Ace' Merrill not only appears in the novel "Needful Things" but is the main antagonist in "The Body," the novella which was adapted as Stand by Me (1986) with Kiefer Sutherland in the role. Stand by Me, where four boys go on an adventure to find a missing child, was also an influence on the first season of "Stranger Things," notably when the kids are seen walking along train tracks.
Merrill is a known name in the Stephen King universe, of which "Stranger Things" creators Matt and Ross Duffer are fans. So, when Hopper turned up at Merrill's Farm to investigate a rotting pumpkin patch, the surname rang an easter-egg bell.
The character John 'Ace' Merrill not only appears in the novel "Needful Things" but is the main antagonist in "The Body," the novella which was adapted as Stand by Me (1986) with Kiefer Sutherland in the role. Stand by Me, where four boys go on an adventure to find a missing child, was also an influence on the first season of "Stranger Things," notably when the kids are seen walking along train tracks.
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