Stranger Things 3: You can call Murray Bauman's phone number

When you live in a place that attracts monsters, portals to other worlds and secret government agencies, it's easy to be suspicious of everything and everyone. In the new season of the Netflix series Strange things, we see Murray Bauman (private investigator plot theorist) (played by Brett Gelman) at the height of his paranoia.

When he does not translate Russian for Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) and Police Chief Jim Hopper (David Harbor), nor does he become a buddy with the kidnapped Russian scientist Alexei (Alex Utgoff), he is usually barricaded at him, far from the eyes of the public.

At some point during this season, Murray's phone number, 618-625-8313, is revealed. What's funny is that fans can call the number for a very interesting message on Murray's answering machine.

"Hello, you have arrived at Murray Bauman's residence," begins the message. "Mom, if it's you, hang up and call me between 5pm and 6pm, as previously stated, okay?" If that's Joyce, Joyce, thank you for calling I've tried to reach you. I've got an update. That's, well, it's probably better if we're speaking in person. It's neither good nor bad, but it's is something. "

"If it's anyone else than my mom or Joyce, well, you think you're really smart, how to get my number, is not it?" this not? " the long message continues. "Well, here's some breaking news for you: you're not smart.You are not special.You're just one of the many, many nimwits to have called here, and the closest you will ever get from me is this prerecorded message so at the beep, do me a favor, hang up and never call here again.You are a parasite! Thanks and have a good day. "

This is not the first time Stranger Things uses a phone number that fans can call for additional content.

For season 2 in 2017, Stranger Things promoted a viral marketing campaign this included real billboards in Los Angeles and New York promoting the fictional company Hawkins Power and Light with the slogan "Toggle switch for a brighter future". Billboards also have an operational 1-800 phone number that you can call.

When supporters called 1-888-355-8703, they were greeted by an automated message from Dr. Sam Owens, director of operations at Hawkins Power and Light, played by Paul Reiser in the second and third seasons.

The automated message said, "Hello, you have reached Hawkins Power and Light, Fueling a Better Future in the Hawkins Community and Beyond, I am Dr. Sam Owens and my goal is to improve the way we do things. to enlighten and nourish the world. "

The main menu also included customer testimonials, company information, and suspicious behavior, which gave even more clues to a strange activity at Hawkins.