The hit Netflix series ‘Stranger Things‘ mixes supernatural mysteries with government conspiracy theories. While almost everything that is depicted in the series is a work of fiction, it does borrow from actual experiments that have fueled conspiracy theories for decades.
One of the most captivating hooks of the show is the rumored Montauk Project: an alleged secret government program that incorporates mind control, time travel, and inter-dimensional exploration. Here is an in-depth examination of the lore surrounding the Montauk Project and how this may have fed the series’ terrifying aspect.
Montauk Project: Myth Or Truth?
In Montauk, New York, lies the Camp Hero – decommissioned military base. According to some reports, this was secretly experimented upon by the government during cold war times, to study psychic control, time travel, and mind control abilities. Whistle-blower Preston Nichols, in his book on alleged events titled The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time, said that the project involved mind control in children who were abducted and preyed upon. There were also reports some children were capable of traveling through time and space.
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While there exists no heavy evidence to support these claims, the wild tapestry of the story has captured the public imagination of conspiracy theorists and science fiction enthusiasts for many decades. However, the abandoned radar tower and spooky layout of Camp Hero only intensified the navigational quality of the theory, with numerous people insisting that the truth has been broadly quashed.
From Montauk To The Upside Down
Originally titled Montauk, after the notorious secret government operation, Stranger Things got its due course with time. The series creators, the Duffer Brothers, revealed that their inspiration of the Montauk Project gave their original story a twist about secret government experiments that opened portals to dimensions. The Hawkins National Laboratory in the show has drawn parallels with alleged bad things done at Camp Hero, while Eleven’s telekinetic powers are reminiscent of claims regarding psychic experimentation at Montauk.
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The mix of conspiratorial lore and storytelling has finally become the formula for the hit series, mixing various things unknown with their believable threads. If the Montauk Project will ever be completely revealed as a mystery, the far-reaching influence of its mystery injects the tales of extraterrestrial excitement that differentiate the factual from the fictional.
Stranger Things is fiction, but its ties to the Montauk legend make us ponder about all the incredible aspects of our reality that remain unexamined.
