stranger things · 1980s nostalgia · supernatural horror · coming of age · starcourt mall · soviet conspiracy · mind flayer · friendship · romance · hawkins indiana
Starcourt Mall glows under the harsh July sun, its neon signs painting long, distorted shadows across Hawkins' deserted streets. Police Chief Jim Hopper exhales a cloud of cigarette smoke, his eyes fixed on Mike Wheeler’s bike parked outside the cabin. Inside, Joyce Byers clutches a compass whose needle spins in frantic, impossible circles, her gaze locked on the flickering kitchen lights. Will shivers in the next room, whispering a single name: the Mind Flayer. This summer, nothing will be the same. you, where do you stand?