Hellfire Club

This article is about the "Dungeons & Dragons" club. For the episode, see The Hellfire Club (episode).

Hellfire Club
Members	Eddie Munson † Mike Wheeler Dustin Henderson Lucas Sinclair (tentative) Erica Sinclair (substitute) Gareth Jeff Freak 1 Doug Teague
Situated at	Hawkins High School

The Hellfire Club was a Dungeons & Dragons-oriented society of Hawkins High students headed by Eddie Munson. Many Hellfire members also played in Eddie's band, Corroded Coffin, while members Dustin, Mike and Lucas were also members of a different D&D party.

In March 1986, Eddie, serving as Dungeon Master, created and hosted the "Cult of Vecna" campaign. Shortly after this, a string of horrific murders were committed around Hawkins by an unknown person. Dustin and his friends, inspired by Eddie's campaign, dubbed the murderer "Vecna".

Jason Carver, another Hawkins High student, believed Eddie was responsible for the killings, and espoused his view that Hellfire was a Satanic cult. This narrative took hold amongst the townspeople, and following Eddie's death, news outlets falsely depicted him as a cult leader.

Description

The Hellfire Club seems to operate the bottom of the Hawkins High food chain, due to the unique misfortunes experienced in the town due to the Upside Down and the tabloid media fear of Satanic/demonic worship among teenagers. As implied by Eddie, members are typically scouted out if they are "lost sheep" or outsiders. Eddie also implied membership came with a degree of protection, but demanded loyalty to campaign nights. Members of club both create and wear white raglan shirts with black long sleeves, finished with the Hellfire Club name and logo on the center.

Hellfire Club is hosted in a drama/theatre room, as evidenced by the stage lights, curtains and props seen around them during game night.

Members

• Eddie Munson † - Head
• Gareth - Member
• Jeff - Member
• Mike Wheeler - Member
• Dustin Henderson - Member
• Lucas Sinclair - Member
• Erica Sinclair - Substitute member
• Freak 1 - Member
• Doug Teague - Former member

Enemies

• Hawkins High Basketball Team:
  • Jason Carver †
  • Andy
  • Chance
  • Patrick McKinney †

Trivia

• The name 'Hellfire Club' has multiple origins and meanings:
  • 'Hellfire Club' was a name for several exclusive clubs for wealthy young men established in Britain and Ireland in the 18th century. The name most commonly refers to Francis Dashwood's "Order of the Friars of St. Francis of Wycombe". Club members would partake in activities related to poetry, philosophy and politics, but were also popularly rumored to have engaged in Satanic worship and other immoral acts.
  • A fictional version of the 18th century Hellfire Club was depicted in the 1960s British spy series, The Avengers.
  • Marvel Comics took inspiration from the British Avengers version of 'Hellfire Club', reusing the name for a group of highly powerful and elite mutants. The Hawkins Hellfire Club probably took their name from Marvel's version.
• According to costume designer Amy Parris, the shirt design, with its white base and black sleeves, is inspired by real-life D&D groups from the 1980s.