It's also possible that Nancy didn't need to be 'recruited' by Ms Kelly because she was already in the Upside-Down, thus giving Vecna easy access to her. Of course, Ms Kelly is a guidance counsellor and it's her job to look out for troubled kids, but TikTok user ladybug5489 has pointed out a strange detail about her that could possibly connect her to Vecna.

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Bower put hours into crafting the right voice, which the sound team then took over in editing. “This voice has to hit a certain way coming out of speakers that makes everyone think: I know this bad guy. He’s going to be relentless and in my brain any time he speaks or is around.”

It looks, to me, like the hands are at 10 and 2, which could indicate a possible release date of Oct. 2, 2021, for season 4. That’s probably about as early as we will see Stranger Things season 4 on Netflix anyway after the major delay in production.

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Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) found herself under his spell as she continued to mourn the death of her brother Billy (Dacre Montgomery). This is when we come to the horrifying realisation that Max is to be Vecna's next victim, as he apparently thrives on teenage trauma. The latter seems slightly more plausible, since we've seen Vecna use mind control to paralyse his prey and plague them with nightmares on multiple occasions. Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) is the member of the show’s core group who is hunted by Vecna. Courtesy of Netflix We later learn that Ms Kelly has also been counselling season four's first two victims, Chrissy (Grace Van Dien) and Fred (Logan Riley Bruner), both of whom have been experiencing the same type of symptoms as Max: headaches, nosebleeds and nightmares.Many of the post's commenters are split on whether Vecna simply shape-shifts into Ms Kelly or if he uses mind control, forcing her to find and provide him with suitable candidates.