Stranger Things star reveals ‘pretty scary’ paranormal encounter while filming movie

Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard has revealed how a paranormal encounter on the set of the 2017 movie It left him chilled to the core… and it wasn’t because of the killer clown.

Finn, 21, is known for starring in such spooky wares as the supernatural Netflix drama Stranger Things and playing teenage Trevor in Ghostbusters: Afterlife and its 2024 sequel, Frozen Empire.

The youth also starred as motormouth Richie Tozier (originating a role played by Bill Hader in its sequel) in the adaptation of the Stephen King novel It, directed by Andy Muschietti.

Set in the year 1989, the film followed Richie and his friends – dubbed the Losers Club – as they attempted to survive the cosmic horrors of demonic entity Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård).

However, his scenes with Bob Gray (aka Pennywise the Dancing Clown) weren’t the only horrors young Finn had to face while making the film.

The actor has revealed how he and other members of the cast had a spooky encounter of their own while shooting in a creepy old mansion.

‘I’ve been in a lot of supernatural movies and TV shows, but ironically, I’ve never really seen a full-on ghost,’ Finn told People in a recent interview.

He continued: ‘But there was a time when I was a kid shooting It in this abandoned mansion in Toronto, and me and a bunch of the other cast were exploring the floors.

‘We went up to the top floor and there was one room where we saw a guy in black just kind of doing electrician work, and we were just like, ‘Okay, that’s just a crew member. But then later, we found out that no one knew who that was, and no one ever saw him again…

‘It could have been someone just messing around, but, yeah, it was pretty scary,’ he added.

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Finn is currently filming the eagerly-awaited fifth and final series of his hit Netflix television show, in which he plays young Mike Wheeler.

Earlier this year, he and Noah Schnapp – who plays Will – were spotted looking all grown up as they filmed scenes for the new season.

Will and Noah also star alongside Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Sadie Sink and Caleb McClaughlin, plus grown-ups-in-the-room David Harbour and Winona Ryder.

Together, the youths all came of age as the residents of Hawkins, Indiana. Set in the 1980s, the popular supernatural drama follows the youths as they are plagued by incursions from a hostile dimension known as the Upside Down.

Filming on the final season began late last year, and is expected to release in 2025 – three years after the previous season aired.

It was revealed earlier this month that the director Frank Darabont will helm two episodes of the upcoming season – coming out of retirement 11 years after his last work as a director.

In addition to showrunning Season 1 of The Walking Dead, the legendary director is best known for his work on the acclaimed Stephen King adaptations The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption and The Mist.

‘What really dragged me out of retirement was that my wife and I really love this show,’ he explained in a new interview with The Daily Beast.

‘Our content now is so filled with horrible people doing horrible things for greedy reasons but Stranger Things has so much heart. That positivity is something I really responded to.’