“Vecna ​​back at 3 AM?” — Finn Wolfhard caused the SNL studio lights to go out, smoke billowed, and the entire crew to panic before the big night. The lights in Studio 8H suddenly flickered on and off, smoke billowed from the doors, and Finn Wolfhard appeared as if he had stepped straight from Stranger Things into real life. A broken broom in his hand, he screamed dramatically, turning the Saturday Night Live rehearsal into a terrifying “extra episode.” When the truth was revealed to be just a scent diffuser and a seriously ill colleague, the audience was still reeling. The internet immediately exploded, calling it the craziest behind-the-scenes improvisation SNL had ever seen. And if this was just a rehearsal, the actual broadcast night could surpass all limits of comedy.

Finn Wolfhard preps for ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosting gig

Finn Wolfhard is hosting this weekend's edition of "Saturday Night Live." file Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Jan. 15 (UPI) — NBC released a promo video of Stranger Things alum Finn Wolfhard preparing to host this weekend’s edition of Saturday Night Live.Wolfhard is seen walking the halls of the New York studio where the sketch-comedy show is taped when the lights start to flicker and smoke comes out of a door.

“It’s Vecna! He’s back!” Wolfhard declares, grabbing a broom and breaking it over his knee.

“Get behind me. I’ll handle this,” he tells Kam Patterson, who is holding a spray bottle of window cleaner as a weapon.

Entering the mysterious room, the sights and sounds are revealed to be connected to a sick-looking Sarah Sherman sitting next to a scent diffuser, who grimaces, “I had greasy beef cubes again — extra spicy.”

“Ugh, gross,” a horrified Wolfhard says as Sherman chugs anti-acid medicine.

“This is one of her good days, bro,” Patterson quips.

“I almost shot you,” he tells Sherman, clicking his spray bottle. “I thought you were Vecnar.”

“Vecna!” Wolfhard corrects him from on-screen.

The final episode of Stranger Things aired on Netflix New Year’s Eve, while a “making-of” documentary dropped this week.