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The first connection between Stranger Things and A Nightmare on Elm Street: actor Robert Englund.
Englund famously portrayed Nightmare on Elm Street villain Freddy Krueger in several of the franchise's films, including the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, 2003's Freddy vs. Jason, to name a few.
Englund returns to the horror genre in Stranger Things season four, playing Vecna's first victim Victor Creel.