Lego - Stranger Things: The Creel House – LEGO breaks new ground one last time with a monumental set celebrating the end of the series

By Mulder, 02 december 2025

The new LEGO Icons Stranger Things set: The Creel House arrives like a nostalgic uppercut at the heart of the global phenomenon initiated by Ross Duffer and Matt Duffer, and it does so with an almost supernatural sense of timing: revealed just after the release of Volume 1 of the fifth and final season, this 2,593-piece mansion stands out as one of the last major official nods to the Stranger Things universe. This launch, carefully timed to coincide with the finale scheduled for January 1, 2026, at 2 a.m. (French time), is a testament to the rare coordination between LEGO, Netflix, and the Duffer brothers, as if the Danish brand wanted to capture in bricks the emotion of an entire decade of mysteries, disturbing disappearances, cryptic Christmas lights, and portals to the Upside Down. And it must be said: from the first glimpse of the set, you feel that little rush of adrenaline that is characteristic of the great moments of Stranger Things, the one you felt when you first saw the Creel House on screen, with its staircase eaten away by darkness, its eerily ticking clock, and that mixture of tragic history and cosmic menace.

The strength of the LEGO set lies in this dual personality that has made the Creel House an instant symbol of the series: majestic and sinister, frozen in a traumatic past but always ready to descend into horror. On the outside, the mansion displays its Gothic architecture with almost museum-like precision, while inside, seven finely detailed rooms reveal an entire narrative ecosystem: the bedrooms of Alice Creel and Henry Creel, the cursed hallway upstairs, and above all, Vecna's Mind Flayer, made famous by its morbid chiming clock that has haunted fans' nightmares since season 4. LEGO even offers a hidden mechanism that transforms the structure and reveals the interdimensional horror buried beneath the house—a first in the history of LEGO houses, and a clever nod to the dual nature of the building in the series. This choice shows a real respect for the original work: rather than piling on references, LEGO recreates the specific emotions of Stranger Things through the very mechanics of construction, offering fans a buildable set that tells a story at every stage.

Beyond the architecture, immersion comes through the many narrative elements integrated into the set, which have been chosen with almost devotional care. We find cult objects such as Max Mayfield's cassette tape, Henry Creel's Mind Flayer drawing, the inevitable rumbling clock, but also a collection of iconic vehicles that will bring back memories for any viewer: Steve Harrington's car, the WSQK radio van, and even Will Byers' bike, perfect for recreating a miniature nighttime escapade against monsters. The cast of minifigures is also as rich as the moment: Eleven, Will Byers, Mike Wheeler, Lucas Sinclair, Dustin Henderson, Holly Wheeler, Steve Harrington, Nancy Wheeler, Robin Buckley, Jonathan Byers, Max Mayfield, Mr. Whatsit, and Vecna make up a team that is both nostalgic and complete. And as if that weren't enough, LEGO had the brilliant idea of turning Ross Duffer and Matt Duffer into exclusive minifigures, a touching gesture that brings things full circle by bringing the creators back into their own universe, like two architects who themselves become bricks in the world they have shaped.

This celebration also extends beyond the main set: from January 1 to 7, 2026, every purchase of The Creel House will come with a collector's gift, LEGO Icons Stranger Things: WSQK Radio. This 234-piece model, rich in retro details—mixing board, tape machine, record player, old-fashioned sofa, cathode ray tube television—comes with minifigures of Joyce Byers and Sheriff Jim Hopper, as well as a printed tile featuring the station's iconic little rubber chicken. This gift has all the makings of a future collector's item, the kind that fans will regret not buying in ten years' time when it fetches outrageous prices on the secondary market. And that's not all: LEGO is also unveiling a brand new LEGO BrickHeadz Stranger Things set (40879) featuring Eleven, Max Mayfield, Holly Wheeler, and a Demogorgon in a stylized format that should appeal to young fans and seasoned collectors alike. With 584 pieces, this BrickHeadz pack—available for pre-order today—acts as a miniature second chapter to this grand tribute at the end of the saga.

It's almost impossible not to see this release as a symbolic, almost ceremonial moment for a franchise that is about to bow out. Since its debut in 2016, Stranger Things has evolved far beyond the status of a simple Netflix series: it has become a global cultural phenomenon, marked by the iconic performances of young talents, a soundtrack that has gone viral several times, and moments of television that have profoundly marked the collective imagination. We still remember the unexpected phenomenon that brought Kate Bush and her “Running Up That Hill” back to the top of the charts, or the 140.7 million views accumulated by season 4 alone. Between its numerous awards—including several Emmys and a Screen Actors Guild Award—and its many spin-offs (an award-winning play, immersive experiences, books, games, and the animated series Tales from '85, expected in 2026), Stranger Things has achieved what few modern series manage: it has become a generational phenomenon. With this LEGO Creel House, a little bit of that legacy becomes tangible, as if we could literally touch a fragment of Hawkins, put it on a shelf, and smile as we remember the effect that the very first appearance of a Demogorgon had on us.

Finally, we must applaud a delightfully meta touch that perfectly sums up the approach: when asked about this new set, Ross Duffer and Matt Duffer said how surreal it seemed to them to see the universe they had imagined reborn in LEGO bricks. They talk about a bridge between their childhood—shaped by the Danish brand—and this final chapter, which is about to bring to a close nearly ten years of a series that has become a must-see. This emotion is palpable in the final product: the LEGO Creel House is not just a set, it's a piece of shared memory, an elegant conclusion that invites fans to rebuild, piece by piece, the world they are about to leave behind. Available from January 1, 2026, for LEGO Insiders members and January 4 for everyone else, this set is the perfect illustration of what LEGO does best when it encounters a powerful story: condensing an entire universe into an object that tells a story, that resonates, and that lasts.

While Stranger Things is about to close the portal for good, LEGO is offering us a bridge to continue exploring Hawkins a little longer—through our hands, our imagination, and this Creel House, which, more than ever, seems to beat to the rhythm of Vecna's clock.

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(Source: press release)