Stranger Things,
written by the Duffer Brothers, is a science fiction/horror
show that follows the lives of the residence of a small town
called Hawkins, Indiana after one child named Will Byers goes
missing during the night after being followed home by a
strange looking monster. Through trying to find the boy, his
friends, the chief of police, and Will's family learn that
they are uncovering a long covered up government secret that
has been going on right under their noses for years. The one
person who teaches them the most about what's really going on
in Hawkins is a young girl named Eleven, who was a part of the
government experiments and now has telekinetic powers. Through
Eleven's powers, the children's love of science, the teenagers'
guts, Joyce's love for her son, and Hopper's detective skills,
they are able to fight against the monster that took Will and
travel into The Upside Down, the place where Will has been
trapped.
The show takes many of it's themes and ideas from classic science fiction and horror literature, movies, and TV shows. The Duffer Brother's have spoken about how the show was based on a specific X Men comic and many have compared the children's role and dynamic on the show to that of the famous horror novel and movie by Stephen King, It. The show also visually imitates classic 80's science fiction through it's soundscape, lighting, and style of filming.
DID YOU KNOW:
Stranger Things is also inspired by true events that took place in Montauk, Long Island. There have been rumors of time travel experiments taking place in a lab in Montauk. These experiments were called "The Montauk Project" and was kept under wraps from the public. These real events were so influential on the Duffer Brothers that the working title for Stranger Things was "Montauk." For more information on the Montauk Project and the real history behind the science fiction, click on the picture bellow.
The show takes many of it's themes and ideas from classic science fiction and horror literature, movies, and TV shows. The Duffer Brother's have spoken about how the show was based on a specific X Men comic and many have compared the children's role and dynamic on the show to that of the famous horror novel and movie by Stephen King, It. The show also visually imitates classic 80's science fiction through it's soundscape, lighting, and style of filming.
DID YOU KNOW:
Stranger Things is also inspired by true events that took place in Montauk, Long Island. There have been rumors of time travel experiments taking place in a lab in Montauk. These experiments were called "The Montauk Project" and was kept under wraps from the public. These real events were so influential on the Duffer Brothers that the working title for Stranger Things was "Montauk." For more information on the Montauk Project and the real history behind the science fiction, click on the picture bellow.
