Of all the deaths on the popular Netflix series Stranger Things, Barb Holland's (Shannon Purser) season 1 demise is one of the most shocking. And it's even more amazing that Barb has such a memorable place in the fandom given she isn't in that many scenes. Known as Nancy Wheeler's (Natalia Dyer) best friend who agrees to go to a party even though she doesn't want to, Barb is violently killed only a few episodes into the series.