Maybe the writers simply ran out of 80' templates to rip off. Maybe it's really hard keeping up the mystery if much of the "world" of Stranger Things already yielded many of its secrets but the overall "feel" of the series went into a different direction. EDIT: Season 3 turned out to be a huge change in tone for the series. The writers move the story forward and we get a very good piece of entertainment but the new season has to be judged on its own merits. Consequently, a fan of the show should probably watch the second season as a separate work of fiction rather than a true continuation of the first season in tone and spirit. Think of it as the difference between the original Alien movie and the Aliens sequel: Whereas the first season was more about an unknown and unseen horror and the mystery behind the backstory, the second has more in-your-face action and horror laced with character development arcs which feel nice but sometimes sidetrack the series a bit. With the release of the second season I'd simply like to advise that both seasons are very different animals. I guess plenty of people have said a lot of things about all the movie and TV references this series has and how it recreates the eighties in all their faults and splendor.
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