The Creel house has been a place of darkness in Hawkins, a home where tragedy and mystery seem woven into every brick. Victor Creel’s life there has been defined by unexplained horrors, shaping a story that feels both personal and terrifying. With Stranger Things heading into its fifth season, the focus turns to him and his only remaining clan member, his son Henry Creel.

With the latter character’s past deeds causing ripple effects in the present, the question now looms: Will Victor finally uncover the truth about his family’s suffering, or will the secrets of the past remain buried?

The Creel family’s history is steeped in misery, with Victor Creel wrongly blamed for the 1959 murders of his wife, Virginia Creel, and his daughter, Alice Creel. In reality, it was his son, Henry Creel, now Vecna, who, using his terrifying psychic powers, committed the crime. Creel senior, unaware of this, is locked up in Pennhurst Mental Hospital. In Stranger Things season 4, episode 7, Vecna ominously says he might visit his father someday, setting up a long-awaited confrontation that cannot be delayed, thus increasing the probability of the father learning about his son’s true identity.

The urgency is clear, as it is known that this is the final instalment of the Netflix series. Stranger Things season 5 is slated to debut in three parts, starting November 26, when volume one, comprising episodes one to four, will premiere. Christmas Day will bring episodes five to seven, and New Year’s Eve holds the last hurrah, episode eight. With it being understood that the conclusive sci-fi chapter will tie all the loose ends of its nearly decade-long journey, Victor and Henry Creel getting proper closure also seems imminent. However, that closure could very well end in trademark Vecna style.

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Robert Englund, who plays Victor Creel, in an old interview, explored what his son could do to him if he ever decided to check back on him.

In a 2022 interview with Collider, Robert Englund reflected on the arc of his character if he receives the spotlight in Stranger Things season 5. Recalling how, in the aforementioned episode, Henry Creel sounded agitated towards his father, referring to him as “old grumpy Victor,” Englund theorized that Vecna could bring no positivity if he indeed suggested he might be looking to punish him further or even end his life. Englund also called his barely explored dynamic with Vecna a loose end of season 5 to resolve.

As Stranger Things prepares to close its epic saga, the Creel family’s story stands as one of its darkest threads, with years of secrets, guilt, and tragedy finally converging. Season 5, promising many firsts for the beloved series, has every potential to deliver a Victor and Henry Creel moment, giving audiences a chilling plotline they have been long waiting for. Whether it leads to closure, revenge, or more horror, the resolution of their intertwined fates will not only define the legacy of the Creels but also leave a lasting mark on Hawkins’ haunted history.

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