Top 10 Scariest Moments on Stranger Things

“Stranger Things" has had plenty of scary moments and these had us on the edge of our seats! For this list, we’ll be looking at the freakiest, spookiest, and most unsettling sequences throughout the first three seasons of “Stranger Things.” Our countdown includes the Mind Flayer possessing Will, Barb getting dragged away, the Hospital Monster, and more! Which of these gave you goosebumps? Let us know in the comments!
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[@WatchMojo]

Which of these gave you goosebumps? Let us know in the comments!

[@lizarivera7963]

mind flayer

[@Ubereatsmucher]

Oh no I’m only on season 1 lol

[@flmbyz]

Basically most of Season 4.

[@Sotha_Gacha]

None

[@sethwhelan971]

@@Sotha_Gacha fax

[@noahodonnell7273]

When Nancy and Jonathan are hunting for the Demogorgon in Season 1, and Nancy visits the upside down was also pretty scary.

[@charlesmurtaugh3771]

Came here to say this.

[@SonjaL-kg3xo]

will saved her atleast there is a theory on that or it is the truth i honestly dk

[@JacksonLane02]

I'm gonna be honest after watching Season 4 Vecna makes Seasons 1,2 and 3 look like Sesame Street compared to Season 4 in tone and horror

[@-h5774]

Felt this

[@shubhamverma3747]

true

[@chanelhenderson8460]

Agree its turned up & I love it

[@iicozyfrostii9131]

I thought that season 3 was only kind of scary but after watching season four I still think I am going to walk in a room and see Vecna-

[@unnirajac8617]

Season 1 is still the best in horror elements mainly because it felt new. It is closely followed by Season 4.

[@Kim.Garian]

I will NEVER EVER get over Bob's death. Absolutely broke my heart. Gone, but not forgotten.

[@Christrulesall2]

What about barbs??

[@itssharktime6560]

At least they gave him a proper sendoff

[@SauReacts]

@@Christrulesall2 fucks barbs lmao she was only in for like 2-3 ep

[@iicozyfrostii9131]

Even though I have watched him die a couple of times if I went back, I would cry again 😭

[@ThankYouPain09]

Barb, Bob and Alexi will never be forgotten

[@nottherealnfrealmusic]

0:21 *Mind Flayer Possesses Will* 1:16 *Billy Threatens Eleven* 2:31 *R-U-N* 3:27 *Steve In The Junkyard* 4:28 *Barb Dragged Away* 5:15 *Will's Exorcism* 6:22 *Mind Flayer Takes Billy* 7:29 *Bob's Death* 8:30 *Hospital Monster* 9:38 *Will Caught By Demogorgon*

[@itssharktime6560]

Honorable mention: Eleven's surgery From the mindflayer moving inside of El's leg to her screaming in pain, it definitely will shake you.

[@Cs-cp6vo]

Definitely

[@emretroll]

Oh god and Jonathan cutting her leg and trying to grab it was so...

[@penelopeviews7335]

I wouldn’t necessarily call will disappearing as the scariest, but it was the moment that made me think that Stranger Things wasn’t going to be any ordinary show.

[@dombak0531]

S4 was absolutely scary and jaw-dropping! 🔥🔥

[@galxycat2104]

definitely jaw turning! Pun intended

[@datsapaddlin6449]

The Villain is definitely brutal.

[@baxterthebush6512]

Jaw dropping eye watering and bone cracking

[@SlowMcqueen607]

​@@baxterthebush6512 litterly

[@aspectknight1004]

@@datsapaddlin6449 vecna is strangely calm in episode 1/2

[@amazingtrooper5893]

Bobs death absolutely destroyed me. He was such a good character and to see get mail I yelled “NOO”

[@StickofDynamite]

Season 4 is so good so far the plot twist was soo good

[@amazingtrooper5893]

Yeah ikr

[@ryandonnell554]

bruh the RUN in season 1 should've been #1 that scared tf out of me when I first saw it

[@CloMajikaSama]

me tooooo

[@WatchMojo]

Which of these gave you goosebumps? Let us know in the comments! For more Stranger Things, check out our playlist!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGSpYq15rMepgLM

[@sweetfighter2592]

Can't wait until you can include season 4 and its not even over yet! This new season is PACKED with creepy moments.

[@diannes3804]

Stranger Things is always a great show, but that very first season…season 1 is an absolutely perfect season of television.

[@cimalasheffield3450]

Barb's death is truly one of the most terrifying of the show in my opinion.

[@rodrigocaetano8141]

If you thought this was scary, just wait for season 4… that’s another level

[@multiverse6998]

Frl

[@thevampireliars]

Honestly the most scaring for me was Vecna’s way of killing, the first one mostly

[@DJFNaFMan]

The we’ll meet again moment was the most scariest and wonderful part of the entirety of stranger things

[@datsapaddlin6449]

Demodogs dinner request “Bob Newby…super size it!!!!”

[@monsterslaying]

Do a updated version of this with scenes from Season 4 because that was the darkest season yet and Veins was absolutely terrifying.

[@Soggy_bread_]

I swear the most scariest in my opinion was Bob’s death and oh my goodness I cried like hell

[@Soggy_bread_]

And the fact that the hospital monster(my opinion) is just the scariest monster in the series and I call it Giant Mr. Crabs is just funny. Fun fact, the crab monster was actually a flesh part of the Mindflayer bc the Mindflayer needed more humans to be at max condition to fight El

[@megan8765]

When I first watched stranger things, I wasn't necessarily scared per se, but there was one particular scene that sent chills down my spine. It was when Joyce rewatches the halloween recording and pauses the video and notices the Mind Flayer's silhouette. The music and the build up is so unsettling

[@homecooking5]

J'adore ces meilleurs moments d'horreur👍❤️

[@xavisir738]

Im suprised the scene where Will was screaming in the field wasnt on the list. I dont remember what episode it was, but at some point in season 2 then him, Mike, Joyce, Bob and Hopper are in a field whilst some people from hawkins lab go underground to burn the vines, but because the vines and Will were connected, then Will got burnt aswell and for me that scene was horrifying!

[@zanolitics]

Season 1 to 4 is like goosebumps to the Conjuring

[@maximummac223]

My list: 1 (easily). Will disappears 2. Nancy goes into the tree and sees the demogorgon for the first time 3. RUN 4. Chrissy's death 5. Nancy's vision with Vecna 6. Eleven sees barb dead in the sensory deprivation tank 7. "Building it for you" big scary mind flayer monster is made 8. Car fire scene in S4 9. Will's interrogation (When he finds out where he is) 10. Billy in the steam room

[@tyleroutland435]

I love stranger things season 1, 2, 3, and so far 4 I'm excited for volume 2

[@xtina__32]

Season 4 was scary asf 😱

[@Baldy342]

9:52 demogrogan does not have a big claw but vecna does it's vecna

[@eugeniapatroncosta920]

Make a top 10 best Alan Silvestri scores, please.

[@juliejules7780]

I've never seen this show but it looks cool

[@jordandavis3867]

Season 1 will always be the scariest because the demorgorgan thing was something we didn't understand. Especially with William disappearing.

[@oscarhernandez4258]

Barb, Bob, Billy...? Did someone with the "B" died in S4? I watched it but didn't realize it...😅

[@londongirlonthemove9458]

After watching season 4, hearing Billy threaten El hits differently

[@aparupamukherjee5768]

The first one really got me back then.... I had no idea of what I'm gonna watch I was really scared ..... and this scene first impression of an entire series......

[@Rurru232332]

I've only watched 2 episodes of the fourth season and there's already a couple of scenes that could be on the top five of this video

[@ashtonscott9809]

The one with bill being dragged was scary and first seeing the mind flayer rat monster was nightmare fuel to me

[@user-dq8gs8ms8b]

I found all seasons to have horror elements and every season had it's moments but i have to say that season 4 toned up the scale....

[@YaBoiDynasty]

Will was not caught by a demogorgon , otherwise he would have been killed , it was vecna , when will gets off of his bike you hear a bell sound like what vecna does , the creature also had long fingers like vecna . Whether it was vecna or if it wasnt it isnt a demogorgon other wise will would look like barb . And when will got stuck in the shed with the monster it was tall and human like and didnt have the pointed face that the demogorgon has it looked human , vecna / henry was a human so therefore that explains the human like look . To add to my thought , the duffer brothers thought of vecna before s1 premiered so it has been a plan the whole time so this is 100% possible

[@natureunleashed2931]

Makes me want to binge watch 📺

[@claydaniell2506]

Very surprised I didn’t see any moments from season 4 because that was the scariest by far

[@elizabethsmith3374]

They said up to season three in the beginning

[@annabeatrizdossantoslucena]

Same

[@elizabethsmith3374]

@@annabeatrizdossantoslucena they said in the beginning up to season 3

[@darthveatay]

Do a top 10 stranger things bloopers

[@Hampter_likes_cheese]

Steve is always protecting his friends and risking his life

[@evethehamster3079]

Is no one gonna talk about poor Will getting caught by the demogorgan. I have to agree myself that was pretty scary and sad. I could definitely feel how scared he was.

[@JohnWilliams-xr1uj]

Mkay the Darkest Stranger Things Moments and the Scariest Stranger Things Moments just came out back to back and they're pretty much the exact same video with near the exact same rankings.

[@anayosmith9505]

I say the hospital monster 👹 gave me goosebumps every time I watch the show i also remember when the mind flayer was inside of El's leg

[@rpelletier2771]

Premature list the series isn’t over yet

[@zesty7045]

stranger things added something kinda spooky. when will said the demodorgon got him in dungeons and dragons the demodorgon gets him in real life.

[@nolovewetzzz]

season 4 was a trip and a half

[@ecwdude17]

Billy's debut in season 2. That was scary.

[@Soldier_comeback]

They way billy gets dragged by the mind flayer reminds of barbs death in season 1

[@joshuamohlman]

I personally think the Demidogs are the scariest monsters from this show Their speed and numbers alone gave me goosebumps

[@1elsayed]

minor s4 spoiler but wait till you watch episode 7🫣

[@datsapaddlin6449]

The demogorgon is creepy because it can just pop up outta walls and shyt 😂. Plus it’s bigger and stronger. Imagine a bunch of them like the Demodogs.

[@lilacbunny7013]

I litterly can’t get over how realistic the acting is in stranger things

[@maxpauvolid8558]

Stranger Things is just an outstanding show but the first season is 100% perfect and remarkable

[@josecastroperez6703]

Hello

[@jadeneo1]

Season 1 has been and will be always the scariest season

[@TrentEngineFan]

The clock in season 4 is easily one of the scariest things in the history of cinema.

[@mariodroneflyer1203]

AGREED

[@ncroblox6884]

I’m I the only one that cryed when bob died 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@killallops8676]

The episode when Billy and his friend poisoned the parents

[@jacksonconley5117]

The cat getting eaten was very scary.

[@aritromoscato29]

Ik I think that was the scariest

[@SonjaL-kg3xo]

the fact that will forshadowed his dissaperance

[@TrVlogs82]

I am still on Season 1 should I still be watching this? Lol, I wish I looked at this long ago this show is good.

[@kristopherkail9409]

Looking back, I miss Billy a lot.

[@noelania5]

I bet if you made a list including season 4, almost all of the scenes would be from that season

[@eugeniapatroncosta920]

Make a top 10 best Tommy Lee Jones movies, please.

[@Soggy_bread_]

Hospital monster? More like Giant Mr. Crabs

[@johnnyd3158]

You forgot the scary moments that currently involve Will and Robin as of season 4, and a little bit of season 3 in regards to Robin.

[@mannybruhh9969]

I dnt want it to end 😭

[@marcosperez8973]

My nervous moments is will got kidnapped by dark figure/demogorgon and billy/mind flayer about the will world will end by monsters from another dimension.

[@mommydejesus4462]

Will should just vacuum the mind flayer

[@stevenkingjr.4672]

Top 20 Greatest Stranger Things Characters

[@nareanmano]

Scariest 😄

[@pepito2847]

Vecna was super scary and haunting Probably pop up in a nightmare of mine in the future 😣😣😖😖😖

[@darkk-kj9je]

I like your wwe belt and yea it definitely was a lot scarier than the other seasons

[@eugeniapatroncosta920]

Make a top 10 reasons why we love Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise.

[@jp_wilson]

Season 4 can re-write this entire list

[@user-dq8gs8ms8b]

pretty much every scene Vecna is in 😂😂

[@mysterymagooo348]

I think season 4 is more gory when season 1, 2, and 3 is more suspenseful

[@vincent4023]

Sooo scary

[@giselle3366]

Bro they should have added when Nancy and Jonathan saw the old lady eating the fertiliser in Season 3 that was scaryyyy

[@rnvilla8006]

Stranger things scares even the monsters

[@JustARandomSomething]

Welcome to watchmojo.

[@forklift1712]

And then Season 4 came along.

[@thegreatandpowerfuldc5977]

Oh come on, you're telling me all of these scenes were more terrifying than what Dr. Brenner did to Terry Ives?

[@f1reballgam1ng96]

Will wasn't taken by a demogorgon it was vecna

[@f1reballgam1ng96]

He was taken in the exact time a grandfather clock chimes and what is his Signature sound exactly a clock chiming

[@alexlavell3986]

How bout a top 10 funniest stranger things moments list?

[@bhsbandrox2012]

Billy in the steam room

[@mattiabonifazi2161]

You're going to make another list only for Season 4

[@natureunleashed2931]

Who doesn’t love stranger things?

[@manoftheusajones5147]

STRANGER Things are happening to me!🎵

[@lucasfjellberg6903]

Did anyone think that The prison massacre by The Demogorgon in season 4 was going for nr 1 or at least Top 3? I personally thought it was wayyyy scarier than anyone on The list.

[@akeyon2875]

Is gud

[@ryannslogic8387]

I really thought Will should’ve locked the doors and hid somewhere like under his bed

[@eugeniapatroncosta920]

Make a top 10 best romantic moments between Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in the X Files.

[@danielosbourne8244]

#JUSTICEFORBARB

[@VogonPoet67]

Scariest moment was when it looked like Billy and Mrs. Wheeler were going to get it on.

[@crtz188]

The demorgorgan did not actually take him vernacular did

[@lisamorrison2149]

Scariest moment? All of them.😳

[@nathanparke9049]

season 4 has at least 5 moments that would come on here

[@VERGIL00]

One is vecna

[@aritromoscato29]

How could you not even mention the part when the cat named Mews was brutally killed and partially eaten by a demodog?! 😱😢😭 As a cat lover I find this the scariest and definitely the saddest part of the entire series.

[@vktroylion9859]

WatchMojo could you please answer why Stranger Things season 4 didn't get into the video I feel there was some great scary like moments they were also quite heartbreaking parts that made me cry. Feel scared for many Stranger Things charecters I really grown to care for very much I feel there was some good twists I didn't see coming as I made it to the end so far for I'm all finished got done with Season 4 today for my first time on the newer season. I am looking forward to Volume 2 that was set for July 1th I think I remembered that right seeing it on Netflix I think that can be for more season 4 episodes I really don't know for sure as I didn't watch it right away I watched it sometime long ago when just the 3 seasons was compleate that's all I know.