

"The satanic panic of the time was definitely at the spine of my character," 29-year-old British actor Joseph Quinn, who plays Eddie, told Men's Health.Ī recent tweet from the official Netflix Geek account has confirmed that the character of Eddie was specifically inspired by the true story of Damien Echols, otherwise known as one of the "West Memphis Three," after the Duffer Brothers saw the documentary Paradise Lost : The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills. Edward Eddie Munson, portrayed by Joseph Quinn, was a main character in the fourth season of Stranger Things. (A D&D stand-in called Gryphons & Gargoyles is the center of a similar storyline in the third season of Riverdale.) The Hellfire Club is targeted because of its links to Dungeons & Dragons, a game which came under similar suspicion in real life due to its purported demonic messaging. Several D&D lores mention Kas as the reason behind Vecna’s downfall. In the lore, Kas is an ally of Vecna who eventually ends up betraying him.


As the group reveals at Tudum’s photo shoot, rock climbing became. Several Stranger Things theorists think Eddie could come back as Kas, a popular Dungeons and Dragons lore character. Linda Hamilton Is Coming to Hawkins for ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5. While the supernatural elements of the story are unique to the show, the rest of Eddie's story very much draws on real events from the 1980s, when the public consciousness of middle America was taken over by the idea that devil-worshiping cults were corrupting the younger generations. Viewers will meet Eddie Munson the king of the misfits at Hawkins High School, a virtuoso Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master and Dustin’s latest role model when episodes premiere Friday, May 27. Hyper detailed 6 inch figure Striking likeness to Eddie. Season 2 gave us Max, season 3 gave us Robin, and in season 4, the first part of which is now streaming on Netflix, we are introduced to Eddie Munson, the ringleader of the D&D-playing "Hellfire Club."Įddie's storyline sees him become the prime suspect in the death of cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham, and as the season progresses, the hunt for Eddie gains fervor, with a group of concerned members of the community whipped up into an angry mob. Bandai brings Netflixs Stranger Things to life with these detailed figures, paying homage the 80s.
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Before starring as the Satanic panic suspect in Stranger Things season 4, Joseph Quinn’s roles were primarily confined to TV series on BBC One or HBO. As Stranger Things has grown in popularity with each new season, so too has the cast, with the Duffer Brothers writing in a growing ensemble of characters to highlight different aspects of life in Hawkins, Indiana. Stranger Things season 4’s Eddie Munson is played by British actor Joseph Quinn, with the hit Netflix series being his mainstream breakout role.
