Stephen King Reacts to Stranger Things Season 4’s Carrie Reference

Stephen King reacts to Stranger Things season 4 making a reference to Carrie. King is one of the most successful horror authors to ever live

[{"selector":"#anim-cc894805-57b8-4483-83dc-ddbd078c13c3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(24.99999942996172%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e6c6c5a9-a442-4dd5-b0ac-1b1783fe7429","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e36e9d03-2542-45b9-8db5-d60bef57c356","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.2381%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Carrie was not only King's first published novel, but it has also become one of his most well-known stories, revolving around a bullied high schooler named Carrie White, who has telekinetic powers.

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[{"selector":"#anim-8d3189f8-8696-4a73-9a0e-bb33857e25f3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-13.812154896872642%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5a38c1b9-1473-4f91-b311-479b3451b477","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a2607e14-f8f1-4d91-94d4-e6962811843c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.60510%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] With Carrie being one of King's most popular stories, it wasn't much of a surprise that Stranger Things paid homage to the novel.

[{"selector":"#anim-69a9fc8b-1fb0-4eb1-94e6-ea9463da07a7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ae630903-d08a-4f25-983c-2db9c478223a","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] The beginning of Stranger Things season 4 shows Eleven struggling to adjust to moving to California with the Byers family.

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