That 'Strange Things 4' Demogorgon fight looks pretty different without CGI

Certainly takes the edge off the terror.
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Sam Haysom
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A man with a sword faces off against a monster in an empty prison.
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Still suffering with Demogorgon-themed nightmares after the latest Stranger Things outing?

Well we may have just the antidote.

On Tuesday, the official Stranger Things Twitter account tweeted a behind-the-scenes clip of the Demogorgon fight scene that takes place in the Russian prison in Season 4.


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As you can probably guess, it wasn't quite as unnerving as the CGI-finished product.

A bit less scary when the thing running at you is a person in a green suit with a giant antennae, right?

Still, with all the burning questions we have after the Season 4 finale, at least "What does the Demogorgon really look like?" is no longer one of them.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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