United Kingdom, Nov. 27 -- The Duffer Brothers didn't want to kill off Stranger Things characters for the sake of fans' "bloodlust".

Siblings Matt and Ross Duffer - who created the hit Netflix sci-fi horror series and have served as showrunners for its entirety - have shrugged off criticism over not killing off main characters with the core ensemble all making it to the beginning of the newly released fifth and final season.

The brothers told The Independent newspaper in the UK: "We could kill anyone off at any point very easily - it's not difficult.

"It's more about the repercussions that would have for all of our other characters.

"We just always want to think ahead and not just do it to shock people or because people have a bloodlu...