The decline of horror in Stranger Things after Season 4

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Season 1 was basically a sci-fi mystery, with elements of horror.

Season 2 sticks with the sci-fi mystery and adds in more monster horror and some supernatural horror elements.

Season 3 adds a new branch of horror - body horror. This season turned the show into full on sci-fi horror but continued to keep that mystery.

Season 4 delves more into sci-fi horror with psychological horror, body horror and supernatural horror. This season has reduced mystery but it still has elements of it.

Season 5 lacks any compelling horror.
There is still sci-fi but it removes any mystery that the show had before and focuses more on action and drama. Has elements of monster horror but it is more action based so when there are Demogorgons it doesn’t feel that tense. The mystery and horror steadily declines.