Had Stranger Things been an anthology, this would have been an excellent second season.
Meddling Kids, by author Edgar Cantero, is a very fun homage to Scooby Doo and HP Lovecraft, clearly having a great time playing with some of the tropes from each source. Combine that with a decent amount of nostalgia, hefty dose of metaphors, plus the occasional meta, and Meddling Kids makes for an engaging pulp read.
I did have a hurdle in the first portion, getting familiar with the style (there were lots of references and the word choices felt like someone was having too much fun with the thesaurus), but once the story started going, it fell into a groove that didn't let up until the very end. That said, some action towards the end muddled things a bit, but the great characters and writing were enough to overcome any minor disruptions.
For a healthy mix of horror and comedy, Meddling Kids gets a solid RECOMMENDED.
I do mean it when I say I'd love to see this as either a movie or TV series, though 6-episode TV series would be ideal.
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