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Starting to think of it being a spider like monster that would be the "big bad" of from

Besides the facts of there being the webs, subtle hints throughout the show of some sort of spider entity(s?) I've started to recently believe the hallucinations boyd suffers could be a result of the spider bites he gets in season 2

But also the fact in season 2 when they open up smiley, his insides are rotten. Spiders are widely known for disolving their preys inner organs to more easily digest their food so maybe the ritual could of been more of a ritualistic trade i.e the children for some sort of elixir from this entity that resulted in them rotting as a part of the process of becoming "immortal".

Fatima drinking the MIYs blood and becoming a monster can potentially back this theory up?

Im currently rewatching from, from the start with a few friends who havent yet seen it and come across the episode where kenny is carving the new chest pieces and in the conversation about boyds parkinsons.

May be a minor theory but could his parkinsons and shaking be a result of the town? The show brings up how their fears can be manifested one way or another in the town so could it be he has it due to a possible fear of ending up like his father? Id personally love to hear your thoughts