As fans anticipate the final chapter with Season 5, the horror/sci-fi play “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” makes the leap from the West End to Broadway, giving a new look at the Upside Down and Vecna’s origin story by flashing all the way back to 1959 Hawkins.

The First Shadow' opened on Broadway on Tuesday, as stars of the TV series came out to support and tease the Netflix hit's upcoming final season.

I t has been two years since Max Mayfield was left comatose and the barriers between dimensions were violently torn apart in the climactic finale of Stranger Things season 4. With

There was the creepy Grey House a few seasons ago, and you might when King Kong lumbered around a stage a while back, but Stranger Things: The First Shadow easily outdoes them for jump scares and genuine thrills.

The Netflix sci-fi series has been adapted for the stage in part by the Duffer Brothers, with stunning special effects and a prequel story set in 1959 Indiana.

The First Shadow," a stage prequel to the popular Netflix series, comes the question: Will this stand-alone tale appeal - and then satisfy - audiences beyond its fan base? The answer will depend on whether one's love of spectacular effects - of which there are many - trumps