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Rewind, Relive, and Rebound by LittleGreenGremlin
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), The Black Phone (2022), The Black Phone - Joe Hill
30 Nov 2025
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Summary
In the wake of the intense battle, Hopper’s post-Russian resurrection, the Byers' move back to Hawkins, and the group’s gradual recovery, the party decided to have bi-weekly movie nights at either the Byers or the Harrington residence. After the first month of the kids and Eddie arguing over what movie to watch, Steve had decided he had enough, and they started to rotate whose choice of movie they would watch.
On May 31st 1986, it just so happens to be one Dustin Henderson's turn to pick. The day of, Dusin spends his morning looking through his own tapes and in the process, discovers a banged up and unlabeled black tape. His natural curiosity moves him to pick this as his movie selection as neither he nor his mother can remember what exactly is on this tape.Little does he know, this decision will lead to hidden truths being revealed and a complete destruction of how he views one of the most important people in his life.
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Or in other words, the party watches The Black Phone and Steve Harrington must confront his true self and his past. Also includes integration of how and why this tape exists into the overall world of Stranger Things.