Born in the Dark

This episode reveals the origins of Stranger Things through the eerie blend of history, paranoia, and nostalgia that inspired it. Raven traces the show’s roots in Cold War experiments, suburban fears, government secrecy, and childhood vulnerability. She explores how the cultural landscape of past decades fused with timeless monster myths to create a world that feels both familiar and haunted. The result is an excavation of the darkness that gave the story its first breath.

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