8 Major Questions We Have After Stranger Things 4: Volume 2

3. How Will Vecna Return?

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Vecna, the almighty villain of season four, has proved to be the creepiest and scariest monster yet! Fans were genuinely shocked when Vecna's real identity as Henry Creel was exposed at the conclusion of volume one, but the terror he caused only grew throughout volume two.

Will informs Mike that Vecna is still alive, despite the fact that he was engulfed in flames while being shot by Nancy. Will tells Mike, "I can feel him. And he's hurt. He's hurting. But he's still alive." Not only does this hint at Vecna's return for season five, but it also reveals that Will has been reading Vecna's thoughts since season two.

Vecna's return, whether he's lurking in the shadows or simply hiding away, will be thunderous and at the expense of everyone at Hawkins. Vecna, as the king of the upside-down, will indeed have followers like the Demogorgon, demo-bats, demo-dogs and the mind flayer coming into season five.

It's an understatement that we're terrified of what chaos and horror Vecna still has planned to come...

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