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Jamie Campbell Bower Says Mr. WhatsIt in ‘Stranger Things 5′ Is Inspired by Jim Jones: ‘There Had to Be That Level of Cult Leader-Esqueness About Him’

December 28, 2025

Dec 27, 2025 1:30pm PT Jamie Campbell Bower Says Mr. WhatsIt in ‘Stranger Things 5′ Is Inspired by Jim Jones: ‘There Had to Be That Level of Cult Leader-Esqueness About Him’ By Emily Longeretta Plus Icon Emily Longeretta emilylongeretta Latest Jamie Campbell Bower Says Mr. WhatsIt in ‘Stranger Things 5′ Is Inspired by Jim Jones: ‘There Had to Be That Level of Cult Leader-Esqueness About Him’ 2 hours ago ‘Big Brother’ Contestant Mickey Lee Dies at 35 After Multiple Cardiac Arrests 1 day ago Hallmark to Return to Biltmore Estate for Second Christmas Movie With Holland Roden and Niall Matter, Jonathan Frakes to Return (EXCLUSIVE) 5 days ago See All COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025 SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Season 5, Volume 2 of “Stranger Things, now streaming on Netflix.

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Jamie Campbell Bower is used to playing the big bad — whether his name is Vecna, One or Henry.
But in Volume 2 of “Stranger Things,” he takes the character a step further into possibly his creepiest yet, a cult-leader-like performance as Mr.
WhatsIt.
“Jim Jones was an early reference for me,” Bower says, citing the leader of the cult the Peoples Temple, who in November 1978 led more than 900 of his followers to commit mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana.
“He was on the mood board, even with regard to certain things that he’s saying when the kids are all in front of him.

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Jamie Campbell Bower Says Mr. WhatsIt in ‘Stranger Things 5′ Is Inspired by Jim Jones: ‘There Had to Be That Level of Cult Leader-Esqueness About Him’

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Jamie Campbell Bower Says Mr. WhatsIt in ‘Stranger Things 5′ Is Inspired by Jim Jones: ‘There Had to Be That Level of Cult Leader-Esqueness About Him’

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