'Stranger Things' Was Originally 'Much More Violent' & Potty-Mouthed

Stranger Things is a great way to test the waters of your child/niece/nephew/grandchild's tolerance for horror, but it was almost categorically too much for the younger crowd. Co-creator Matt Duffer told Vulture after the Golden Globes:

“The original pilot was much more violent. It was originally like an R-rated thing. Winona’s character was like, ‘Eff this, eff that!’ It felt a little bit unnecessary. I don’t feel like we sacrificed anything by toning it down a little bit.”

Matt's fellow Duffer brother, Ross, noted that young Eleven's powers do not facilitate "a happy situation. She's killing people, and brutally murdering them." That she is, indeed.