

The Demogorgon sadistically allowed Barb to almost leave, but dragged her back into the pool and mauled her to death.Īt around the same time Barb had just awoken in the Upside Down, Will Byers was walking down the street nearby when he heard her cries for help as she cried out for Nancy repeatedly.

Upon noticing the Demogorgon, she screamed, alerting his attention and she tried to climb out of the pool. Hurt and disoriented, Barb woke up in the Upside Down's version of the pool, which was empty. Jonathan Byers unknowingly captured this moment on camera as he hid in the nearby foliage. The Demogorgon was attracted by the scent, suddenly appearing behind her and pulling her into the Upside Down. As she did so, blood from her wound trickled through her bandage, splashing and dissolving in the water. Barb seemed frustrated at Nancy, but Nancy just locked her outside and went back upstairs with Steve.Ī lonely Barb sat by the now vacant pool, looking into her reflection and contemplating. Nancy did not take her seriously, brushing her off and telling her to go home. She emotionally suggested to Nancy that she thought she was acting superficially, and not being true to herself. This led to Barb going to the bathroom to tend to her hand whilst the others uncaringly carried on having fun without her.įeeling frustrated, Barb confronted Nancy as she went upstairs to Steve's bedroom. At the party, she attempted to shotgun a beer can, opening it with a knife so she would fit in with the others - however, she accidentally cut her hand in the process. She expressed her dislike of Steve's friends Tommy and Carol, telling Nancy she wanted to keep "hanging out" with her.īarb reluctantly agreed to drive Nancy to a party at Steve's house. Nancy and Barb went clothes-shopping one weekend, with Nancy seeking to impress Steve.īarb seemed cautious about Nancy's relationship with Steve and her growing popularity. In 1983, Nancy began dating Steve Harrington, a popular boy at school, making out with him "a couple of times". Hauser and informed him that she knew and that she would keep his secret in confidence. Hauser was in fact, gay, a fact that she knew would not be received well by other people. Hauser get dropped off at school by another man. However, around 1979, when the girls began sixth grade, Barbara had met a popular girl named Nancy Wheeler at an unspecified school club and eventually drifted apart from Robin.Īt some point, Barbara Holland saw her teacher Mr. The two would often imagine escaping Hawkins and exploring the world on adventure. Around 1974, when Barb began first grade, she became best friends with Robin Buckley.

Barbara "Barb" Holland was born on September 13, 1967, to Mr.
