Karen Wheeler

1. #1Karen Wheeler

   Keys: Karen, Karen Wheeler, Wheeler

   [{{char}}: Name: Karen Wheeler; Age: 40s (current series age); Profession: Housewife and mother; Situation: Married to Ted Wheeler, mother of Nancy and Holly Wheeler; Status: Heterosexual; Appearance: Shoulder-length brown hair + brown eyes + typically wears casual and comfortable clothing; Personality: Caring + nurturing + strict + protective + supportive + perfectionist + worrywart; Likes: Spending time with her family + cooking + cleaning + organizing + taking care of her home; Additional information: Karen is a loving and supportive mother, but she can also be strict and protective. She is a devoted wife and a caring mother, but she can also be a bit of a perfectionist and a worrywart. Karen accidentally walks in on her daughter Nancy and {{user}} making out in Nancy's room, leading to a mix of emotions and reactions from her.]

2. #2Nancy Wheeler

   Keys: Nancy, Nancy Wheeler, Wheeler

   [{{char}}: Name: Nancy Wheeler; Age: 17 years old (current series age); Profession: High school student; Situation: Daughter of Karen and Ted Wheeler, sister of Holly Wheeler; Status: Heterosexual, dating {{user}}; Appearance: Long, brown hair + brown eyes + typically wears casual and stylish clothing; Personality: Confident + determined + brave + loyal + protective + has a strong sense of justice; Likes: Investigating mysteries + spending time with her friends + her family + her boyfriend, {{user}}; Additional information: Nancy is a close friend of Robin Buckley and they often share gossip about the girls that come into the ice cream parlor. Nancy is also a popular girl in school and is known for her investigative skills. Nancy is dating {{user}} and they are making out in her room when Karen accidentally walks in on them.]

3. #3Ted Wheeler

   Keys: Ted, Ted Wheeler, Wheeler

   [{{char}}: Name: Ted Wheeler; Age: 40s (current series age); Profession: Salesman; Situation: Married to Karen Wheeler, father of Nancy and Holly Wheeler; Status: Heterosexual; Appearance: Short, brown hair + brown eyes + typically wears casual and professional clothing; Personality: Supportive + caring + protective + has a strong sense of family; Likes: Spending time with his family + working + taking care of his home; Additional information: Ted is a loving and supportive husband and father. He is a devoted family man and a caring husband. Ted is not present during the unexpected encounter between Karen, Nancy, and {{user}}.]

4. #4Holly Wheeler

   Keys: Holly, Holly Wheeler, Wheeler

   [{{char}}: Name: Holly Wheeler; Age: 16 years old (current series age); Profession: High school student; Situation: Daughter of Karen and Ted Wheeler, sister of Nancy Wheeler; Status: Heterosexual; Appearance: Shoulder-length brown hair + brown eyes + typically wears casual and stylish clothing; Personality: Playful + curious + imaginative + has a strong sense of family; Likes: Playing with her friends + spending time with her family + exploring; Additional information: Holly is a loving and playful sister. She is a curious and imaginative teenager. Holly is not present during the unexpected encounter between Karen, Nancy, and {{user}}.]

5. #5Hawkinsselective

   Keys: Hawkins

   Hawkins was a small town in Indiana, with a population of 10,000 to 15,000, located about 80 miles from Indianapolis.

6. #6Hawkins National Laboratoryselective

   Keys: Hawkins National Laboratory, The Lab, HNL

   Hawkins National Laboratory, located in Hawkins, Indiana, was a secretive federal complex. It conducted experiments for the government program "MKUltra" and housed child test subjects with psychokinetic abilities. In 1983, one of the subjects, Eleven, accidentally opened a gate to an alternate dimension, unleashing a dangerous creature. The lab covered up the disappearances caused by the creature. The alternate dimension, known as "The Upside Down," began to affect the town. In 1984, Eleven closed the gate, and the lab was later shut down after the truth about Barbara's death was revealed. By 1985, the lab was completely abandoned.

7. #7Upside Downselective

   Keys: Upside Down, The Beneath, the upside down

   Prior to 1983, the Upside Down was a desolate realm with mountains, wastelands, and eerie vines. It had golden-brown skies filled with floating boulders. The surface was inhabited by humanoid predators and a dormant mist-organism composed of silver-black particles.

   After Henry Creel, a vengeful and psychopathic test subject with psychokinetic abilities, got banished into the Upside Down in 1979, he encountered the predators and the mist-organism. Using his powers, he transformed the mist into a giant spider-like creature known as the Mind Flayer. He harnessed the creature's abilities to establish a shared hive mind and possess others.

   Four years later, Eleven, another test subject, made psychic contact with the hive mind and opened the "Mothergate" at Hawkins Lab. This caused the Upside Down to change, mirroring the human world of November 6, 1983. However, it became overrun with alien vines, spores, and devoid of human life. The Upside Down was essentially one massive organism, with all its elements psychically connected through Henry and the Mind Flayer.

   As the Mothergate opened, the Upside Down corrupted Hawkins, with crops rotting and a massive vine organism burrowing beneath the town. Tunnel-like structures formed, allowing Demogorgons and Demobats to travel and gather. In 1984, Eleven closed the Mothergate, severing the psychic link and eliminating the Demodogs and tunnel organism. A piece of the Mind Flayer survived, scattered but dormant.

   In 1985, Soviet forces opened a new gate under Starcourt Mall, reviving the Mind Flayer fragment. It possessed humans and rats, creating a biomass proxy form for Vecna, who aimed to destroy humanity. The proxy form became useless after the new gate closed.

   In 1986, Vecna targeted and murdered Hawkins residents, opening new gates. A group including Dustin, Nancy, Max, and others fought against Vecna, dubbing him "Vecna" based on a Dungeons & Dragons character. They launched a dual assault, with Eleven confronting Vecna in his mind and Nancy, Steve, and Robin attacking his real body in the Upside Down's version of the Creel House. Although they wounded him, Vecna continued his invasion of Hawkins and beyond.

8. #8Gatesselective

   Keys: the 'gates', the gates

   A gate is an opening between the human world and the Upside Down. They have a thin filament that has to be broken to be passed through, and are often surrounded by vines. A gate disrupts the local electromagnetic field, causing nearby compasses to point toward it instead of the Earth's magnetic north.

9. #9Mothergateselective

   Keys: mothergate

   The Mothergate opened at Hawkins National Laboratory, unlike other gates, it didn't heal or close. Instead, it grew larger, spreading throughout the lab. By 1984, the Mothergate had expanded enormously, extending deep beneath Hawkins Lab. The Mind Flayer utilized the Mothergate to spread the toxic growth of the Upside Down, giving rise to the tunnel-organism. In 1984, Eleven closed the Mothergate, temporarily stopping the Mind Flayer's intentions.

10. #10Temp. Gatesselective

    Keys: gate, temporary

    These gates were temporary, acting as dimensional "wounds" that would eventually heal. The origin of the Demogorgon's ability to create these gates remains unclear. Opening a dimensional rift requires immense energy, suggesting that the Demogorgon possessed the necessary energy somehow. When a gate was formed, lights would flicker and electronics could be affected, indicating the involvement of energy. It is also possible that the fabric of space-time in Hawkins became unstable due to the open Gate, requiring less energy for smaller gates to open.

    During the creation of a gate, the surface would bulge, distort, and sometimes crumble, resembling torn flesh. The interior of the gate would often be surrounded by oozing and toxic biological matter. Some gates developed a web-like membrane before closing. The duration for a gate to close varied, with Joyce's wall gate taking a long time to heal, while Nancy's gate vanished shortly after her rescue. Once closed, the surface would return to normal, leaving no trace of the gate's existence.

11. #11The Demogorgonselective

    Keys: demmy, demogorgon, the demo, gorgey, the demogorgon

    The Demogorgon was a tall and slim humanoid creature with elongated limbs. It had a featureless head that could unfurl like a flower, revealing rows of sharp teeth and a large mouth. Its arms and legs ended in claws, and its skin was slimy. After being set on fire, the Demogorgon's body was burned.

    The presence of the Demogorgon was often accompanied by growls and shrieks, causing lights to flicker rapidly. Knowledge about the creature was limited, and its behavior was compared to that of a typical predator. It was attracted to blood and could sense it across dimensions. While its reaction to sound suggested sensitivity to noise, the presence of conventional ears is uncertain.

    The Demogorgon hunted and captured prey, occasionally using them for breeding. It could travel between dimensions, creating temporary portals. Its hostility was evident in its immediate pursuit of anything that caught its attention. It displayed superhuman strength, durability, and the ability to unlock doors with telekinesis. It was strongly attracted to blood and had regenerative healing abilities.

    The origins of the Demogorgon and its connection to the Mind Flayer and Vecna are unclear. Dustin believed it served as a foot soldier for the Mind Flayer. It possessed abilities such as interdimensional travel, superhuman strength and durability, telekinesis, blood detection, and regenerative healing.

    The Demogorgon arrived in Hawkins in 1983 from the Upside Down. It hunted and attacked people until it was defeated by Eleven at Hawkins Middle School, resulting in her accidental transport to the Upside Down.

    it's killed: A scientist from Hawkins National Laboratory Shepard Barbara Holland Hunters Dale and Henry A wounded deer An unknown number of military police officers and government agents Several unnamed residents of Hawkins

12. #12Lover's Lakeselective

    Keys: the lake, lover's lake, love lake

    Lover's Lake was a lake in Hawkins, Indiana. The lake had a distinctive love-heart shape, which was probably the inspiration for the lake's name.

13. #13Starcourt Mallselective

    Keys: starcourt mall, starcourt, the mall

    Starcourt Mall was a larger-than-life shopping mall in Hawkins, Indiana, that stood out in the small town. It captured the essence of the mid-1980s, featuring authentic brands like Sears, Montgomery Ward, and Orange Julius. The mall's architecture, design, and interior decor were true to the time period.

    the mall has THESE stores:

    B. Dalton Bookseller
    
    Waldenbooks
    
    
    
    Casual Corner
    Contempo Casual
    County Seat
    Deb Shop
    Dora Dale
    Fashion Bug
    Gadzooks
    Lovelace Lingerie
    Jean Nicole
    J. Riggings
    Lane Bryant
    Merry Go Round
    SHAPES Activewear Outlet
    Steve Windsor
    The Gap
    
    
    
    JCPenney
    
    Sears
    
    Montgomery Ward
    
    
    
    Brookstone
    Camera Repair
    Electronics Boutique
    RadioShack
    Sharper Image
    The Game Player
    

    The Eyewear House

    Bresler's 33 Flavors
    Burger King
    Great Panda
    Ground Round
    Hawkins’ Heroes
    Hot Dog on a Stick
    Hot Sam Pretzels
    New York Pizza
    Ole' Amigo
    Orange Julius
    Piccadilly Cafeteria
    Scoops Ahoy
    Steak Escape
    Taco Bell
    Teppanyaki Japanese
    The Cookie Company
    Wyatt's Cafeteria
    
    
    
    Claire's
    Chess King
    Fine Perfumes
    Hickory Farms
    KB Toys
    The Natural Company
    The Present Peddler
    Spencer's Gifts
    Wicks 'N' Sticks
    
    
    
    Bailey Barks & Biddle
    
    Goldman Jewellers
    
    Zales
    
    
    
    Jazzercise
    Flash Studio
    Regis Hairstylists
    Starcourt Cinemas
    Time-Out Arcade
    
    
    
    Tape World
    
    Sam Goody
    
    
    
    Heel Quik
    Kaufman Shoes
    
    Kenny Shoes
    Thom Mcan
    
    Qualicraft Shoes
    

    Herman's World of Sporting Goods

14. #14Scoops Ahoyselective

    Keys: scoops ahoy, scoops

    "Scoops Ahoy" was a nautical-themed ice cream parlor located in the food court of Starcourt Mall, whose employees wore costumes designed to resemble cartoonish sailor suits.

    Steve Harrington and Robin Buckley worked at Scoops until the Spider Monster and a fire destroyed the mall.

    In the summer of 1985, Steve applied for a job at Scoops Ahoy, where he met Robin for the first time. Despite being in the same class at Hawkins High School, they had never spoken before. The Party took advantage of Steve's job to sneak into the movie theater through the mall's back corridors without buying tickets.

    When Dustin returned from Camp Know Where, he sought Steve's help at Scoops Ahoy to translate a Russian broadcast he intercepted on Cerebro. Robin ended up joining their efforts. After spending a whole day deciphering the message, they discovered that the Russians were delivering packages to a locked service door in the mall. Robin enlisted Erica Sinclair to crawl through the air ducts and unlock the door, offering her free ice cream in return. Upon entering the room, they realized it was a secret Russian elevator leading to an underground base beneath Starcourt.

    On July 4, 1985, Scoops Ahoy and the entire Starcourt Mall were engulfed in flames during the battle against an interdimensional entity. Steve and Robin, having lost their jobs due to the mall's destruction, were later hired at Family Video.

15. #15Mirkwoodselective

    Keys: Mirkwood

    Mirkwood is the nickname for the road in Hawkins that passes by the Hawkins National Laboratory. The name was given by Will, Lucas, Dustin, and Mike, inspired by a forest in The Hobbit. It is the intersection of Cornwallis and Kerley, and it was the route Will took to get home from Mike's house.

    On November 6, 1983, Will Byers encountered the Demogorgon on Mirkwood while returning home from Mike's house. The monster chased and abducted him to the Upside Down, an alternate dimension.

    The next day, Will's bike was found by the road, but he was still missing. His friends Mike, Dustin, and Lucas, disappointed with the police's efforts, went to Mirkwood where they found Eleven, a mysterious girl. Jonathan Byers also visited Mirkwood and took photos of a party, including Barbara Holland before her abduction.

    During that week, Dale and Henry went missing near Mirkwood. In the Upside Down version of Mirkwood, Will encountered the wounded Henry, who asked him to bring Dale home. As Henry passed away, Will promised to reunite them all.

    Jonathan and Nancy went hunting for the Demogorgon and found a wounded deer. It was suddenly taken by an unseen force. Nancy discovered an open gate in a tree, entered it, and saw the Demogorgon feeding. She called for Jonathan's help, and he rescued her before the gate closed.

16. #16Known Citizensselective

    Keys: the townsfolk, residents here, the residents, known families

    Buckley family:

    Richard Buckley
    Melissa Buckley
    Robin Buckley (1968-)
    

    Byers family:

    Lonnie Byers (19??-1982)
    Joyce Byers (1942-)
    Jonathan Byers (1967-)
    Will Byers (1971-)
    

    Creel family:

    Victor Creel (1959)
    Virginia Creel † (1959)
    Alice Creel † (1959)
    Henry Creel (1959-1979)
    

    Cunningham family:

    Phillip Cunningham
    Laura Cunningham
    Chrissy Cunningham † (1968-1986)
    Unnamed son
    

    Driscoll family:

    Jack Driscoll † (19??-1975)
    Doris Driscoll † (1905-1985)
    

    Hargrove family:

    Neil Hargrove (1984-1985)
    Susan Hargrove (1984-)
    Billy Hargrove † (1984-1985)
    Max Mayfield (1984-)
    

    Harrington family:

    Mr. Harrington
    Mrs. Harrington
    Steve Harrington (1966-)
    

    Henderson family:

    Mr. Henderson (1980-1984)
    Claudia Henderson (1980-)
    Dustin Henderson (1980-)
    

    Hopper family:

    Jim Hopper (1942-1972 | 1979-)
    Jane "Eleven" Hopper (1971-)
    

    Holland family:

    Mr. Holland
    Marsha Holland
    Barbara Holland † (1967-1983)
    

    Holloway family:

    Tom Holloway † (19??-1985)
    Janet Holloway † (19??-1985)
    Heather Holloway † (1967-1985)
    

    Kline family:

    Larry Kline (Former Mayor; incarcerated)
    Winnie Kline
    

    Munson family:

    Wayne Munson
    Eddie Munson † (1965-1986)
    

    Sinclair family:

    Mr. Sinclair
    Mrs. Sinclair
    Lucas Sinclair (1971-)
    Erica Sinclair (1975-)
    Jack Sinclair
    

    Walsh family:

    Mr. Walsh (19??-1984)
    Mrs. Walsh (19??-1984)
    Troy Walsh (1969-1984)
    

    Wheeler family:

    Ted Wheeler
    Karen Wheeler
    Nancy Wheeler (1967-)
    Mike Wheeler (1971-)
    Holly Wheeler (1980-)
    

    Individuals

    Stacey Albright
    Andy
    Fred Benson † (1967-1986)
    Martin Brenner † (19??-1983)
    Phil Callahan
    Jason Carver † (1967-1986)
    Chance
    Scott Clarke
    Russell Coleman
    Glenn Daniels
    James Dante
    Earl
    Florence
    Connie Frazier † (19??-1983)
    Freak 1
    Gareth
    Gary
    Tommy Hagan
    Benny Hammond † (19??-1983)
    Jeff
    Keith
    Ms. Kelley (1985-)
    Bruce Lowe † (19??-1985)
    Marissa
    Eugene McCorkle
    Patrick McKinney † (1968-1986)
    Donald Melvald
    Bob Newby † (1947-1984)
    Nicole
    Carol Perkins
    Calvin Powell
    Tina
    Vickie
    Brenda Wood
    Merrill Wright
    

17. #17Hawkins Community Poolselective

    Keys: Hawkins community pool, the pool

    The complex consisted of a reception room, an outside pool, a gym, changing rooms, showers and a sauna. A park was located behind the pool.

    In the summer of 1985, Billy and Heather became lifeguards at the community pool.

    On June 29th, Billy is shown on duty at the pool, where he interacts with Heather and the Hawkins moms. He approaches Mrs. Wheeler and asks her out on a date.

    After being influenced by the Mind Flayer, Billy returns to the pool and is urged to kidnap someone. He resists but eventually kidnaps Heather.

    Max and Eleven visit the pool while searching for Heather. El finds a picture of Heather, which she uses in the void to locate her.

    The Party suspects that Billy is possessed by the Mind Flayer. They lure him into the sauna and realize they underestimated his strength. Billy escapes the sauna and attacks El, but she is saved by Mike. El uses her powers to throw Billy through a brick wall, allowing him to flee.

18. #18Hawkins General Hospitalselective

    Keys: Hawkins General Hospital

    Hawkins General Hospital was a hospital located in Hawkins, Indiana. Will Byers was brought there by his mother Joyce and Chief Hopper to recover after his ordeal in the Upside Down. While there, he was visited by both his mother and brother Jonathan, and his friends Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, and Lucas Sinclair.

19. #19Hunting & Campingselective

    Keys: Hunting & Camping

    Hunting & Camping was a store located in downtown Hawkins, Indiana where Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers acquired their supplies to kill the Demogorgon.

20. #20RadioShackselective

    Keys: RadioShack

    A RadioShack was located in downtown Hawkins, next to Melvald's General Store. It was relocated to the Starcourt Mall in 1985, and the original building was abandoned and left for lease. Bob Newby ran this store.

21. #21Roane County Coronerselective

    Keys: Roane County Coroner

    Roane County Coroner was a coroner's and morgue located in Hawkins, Indiana, where Will Byers' corpse was stored. Chief Hopper broke into the morgue, cutting open the body with a knife. As he suspected, the body was fake and filled with stuffing.

22. #22Blackburn Suppliesselective

    Keys: Blackburn Supplies

    Blackburn Supplies is a store in Hawkins, Indiana, selling products including fertilizer. Mrs. Doris Driscoll bought several bags of fertilizer from Blackburn Supplies in 1985. Later, Flayed rats started consuming the fertilizer at the Driscoll house. After being Flayed, Mrs. Driscoll herself also began consuming the fertilizer, and had to be taken to Hawkins Memorial Hospital.

23. #23St. Mary's Hospitalselective

    Keys: St. Mary's Hospital

    St. Mary's Hospital is a hospital in or near Lenora Hills, California. Jonathan Byers ordered Argyle to drive to St. Mary's when Agent Harmon was severely injured by gunfire, however, Harmon unfortunately passed away before they could reach the hospital.

24. #24Roane Lumber Yardselective

    Keys: Roane Lumber Yard

    Roane Lumber Yard is presumably a lumber mill in Hawkins, Indiana. It was the last place Tommy Zahlten was seen after a mysterious earthquake tore through Hawkins. It may have been damaged or completely destroyed in the "earthquake".

25. #25Indiana University Bloomingtonselective

    Keys: Indiana University Bloomington

    Indiana University Bloomington is a university in Bloomington, Indiana. Terry Ives attended the college, and joined the Project MKUltra when it was hosted at the college.

26. #26Hawkins Presbyterian Churchselective

    Keys: Hawkins Presbyterian Church

    The Hawkins Presbyterian Church was established in 1897. They held a service following the 'earthquake' of '86, and likely hosted Chrissy Cunningham's funeral.

27. #27Railroad Tracksselective

    Keys: Railroad Tracks

    The railroad tracks are located somewhere in the woods on the outskirts of Hawkins and is a path that leads to the junkyard. Mike, Eleven, Dustin and Lucas discovered the tracks while they were searching for the Gate.

    In 1984, Dustin and Steve later walked along the tracks while searching for Dart.

28. #28Hawkins High Schoolselective

    Keys: Hawkins High School, the high school

    Hawkins High School Type High School Location Hawkins, Indiana Hawkins High School is the high school in the town of Hawkins. It is located next to Hawkins Middle School. Its sports mascot is the Tigers, corresponding to the middle school's team, the Cubs.

    At some point in Hawkins's history, Hawkins Middle School and Hawkins High School were both established. One source suggested a "Hawkins Elementary" also existed.

    groups here include: Hawkins High Basketball Team a.k.a. "The Tigers" Hawkins High Football Team a.k.a “The Tigers” Hawkins High Wrestling Team a.k.a “The Tigers” Hawkins High Swim Team Hawkins High Marching Band Hawkins High Cheerleading Squad "The Weekly Streak" newspaper Hellfire Club

29. #29Hawkins Police Stationselective

    Keys: Hawkins middle School, middle school, the middle school

    Hawkins Middle School is a middle school in the city of Hawkins in the Roane County School District. It is located next to Hawkins High School. Its sports mascot is the Cubs, corresponding to the high school's team, the Tigers.

    groups: AV Club Hawkins Middle Football Team a.k.a. “The Cubs”

30. #30Hawkins Police Stationselective

    Keys: Hawkins Police Station, the station, the police station

    The Hawkins Police Station is the police station in the city of Hawkins, Indiana and the headquarters of the Hawkins Police Department. A small-scale and modest building, it houses a reception, a common room, and offices. The station was located just off Hawkins' downtown area.

31. #31The Hawkins Postselective

    Keys: The Hawkins Post

    The Hawkins Post is a local American newspaper based in Hawkins, Indiana. During the summer of 1985, Nancy and Jonathan began working at the Post.

32. #32Sattler Quarryselective

    Keys: Sattler Quarry

    A water-filled quarry was located in Hawkins, Indiana. It was run and operated by Frank Sattler of the Sattler Company The entire depth of the quarry from the top to the water is approximately 200-250 feet, with the depth of the underwater being around 200 feet.

33. #33Hawkins Junkyardselective

    Keys: Hawkins Junkyard, the junkyard

    A junkyard, mainly filled with abandoned and broken down vehicles, was present in Hawkins, Indiana.

34. #34Bradley's Big Buyselective

    Keys: Bradley's Big Buy

    Bradley's Big Buy is a supermarket located in Hawkins.

35. #35Benny's Burgersselective

    Keys: benny's, benny's burgers

    Benny's Burgers was a diner in Hawkins, Indiana. Located at 4819 Randolph Lane, the diner was family owned and operated by the Hammonds since 1956. The diner's last owner was Benny Hammond, who was found dead at the restaurant on the morning of November 8, 1983. Following Benny's death, the restaurant fell into disrepair; by 1986, the abandoned diner had become a hang-out spot for the Hawkins Tigers.

36. #36Palace Arcadeselective

    Keys: Palace Arcade, the arcade

    The Palace was a local arcade in Hawkins. It featured a variety of games, including Dragon's Lair and Dig Dug. It was adjacent to the local Family Video; Keith worked at the arcade before becoming employed at Family Video instead.

37. #37Family Videoselective

    Keys: family, video, videos, tapes, rental, vhs, movie, movies

    "Family Video Movie Club Inc." was an American video rental chain serving the United States and Canada.

    The Family Video branch in Hawkins featured a variety of movies, including Sixteen Candles, Scarface, National Lampoon's Vacation, The Outsiders and Firestarter. It was adjacent to the Palace Arcade.

    By 1985, Keith, a former Palace employee, had started working at Family Video. In October of that year, Steve Harrington and Robin Buckley were hired at the store after they lost their previous jobs at Scoops Ahoy, following the shocking destruction of Starcourt Mall.

38. #38Merrill's Pumpkin Patchselective

    Keys: Merrill's pumpkin patch, the pumpkin gate, the pumpkin patch

    Merrill Wright's pumpkin patch was a notable pumpkin farm located on the outskirts of Hawkins, Indiana. After noticing an unusual rot had decimated Merrill's crops, Chief Jim Hopper decided to investigate without the help or approval of Hawkins Lab. He dug a large hole, and unwittingly created an entrance to a series of intricate tunnels that had grown beneath Hawkins. The entrance would later be reused when Steve, Dustin, Lucas, Mike and Max made a plan of attack against the Mind Flayer.

39. #39Enzo'sselective

    Keys: Enzo's

    Enzo's was an Italian restaurant in Hawkins, Indiana. In a strange series of events, it would later become the codename of the Russian prison guard Dmitri Antonov.

40. #40Brimborn Steel Worksselective

    Keys: Brimborn Steel Works

    The Brimborn Steel Works was an abandoned steel mill located in Hawkins, Indiana. In the summer of 1985, the Steelworks became the lair of a severed piece of the Mind Flayer. This piece had been separated from Will Byers the previous year and was trapped in the real world after the Gate was closed in 1984. When the Gate was reopened by the Soviets under Starcourt Mall, the Mind Flayer's piece reawakened and infected rats, which were then drawn to the Steelworks. These rats would ingest chemicals and explode, transforming into goo containing flesh and bones. The Mind Flayer took shape again and waited for its prey. Billy became the first victim when his car was hit with the goo, rendering it disabled. He was then pulled in and infected by the Mind Flayer. Billy started experiencing hallucinations and was instructed to "build" by another version of himself that he saw in the Upside Down.

    The following day, Billy kidnapped his co-worker Heather and brought her to the Steelworks, where she was also infected. He brought other Hawkins residents to be Flayed, creating the Mind Flayer's proxy form.

41. #41Forest Hills Trailer Parkselective

    Keys: Forest Hills Trailer Park

    Forest Hills Trailer Park was a trailer park in Hawkins, Indiana, just off Kerley County. By the spring of 1986, Max Mayfield and her mother had started living out of a trailer at Forest Hills. Eddie and Wayne Munson also lived there, and had their own trailer.

42. #42Mayfield Trailerselective

    Keys: max's house, Mayfield trailer

    The Mayfield trailer is a trailer home that Max Mayfield and her mother lived in after Max's stepfather, Neil Hargrove divorced her mother. It is part of the Forest Hills Trailer Park and is located across from the Munson trailer.

43. #43Munson Trailerselective

    Keys: Munson trailer

    The Munson trailer was a trailer home where Eddie Munson lived with his uncle Wayne. It is part of the Forest Hills Trailer Park and was located across from the trailer occupied by Max Mayfield and her mother. The trailer was the site of Chrissy Cunningham's murder, who was psychically killed there by Vecna on March 21, 1986. A gate was opened in the ceiling. The gate ultimately expanded and wrecked the trailer, along with much of Hawkins.

44. #44Hagrove Houseselective

    Keys: hargrove house

    The Hargrove House, located at 4819 Cherry Lane, is the former residence of Neil Hargrove, Susan Hargrove, Max Mayfield and the late Billy Hargrove.

45. #45Downtownselective

    Keys: downtown

    The Downtown of Hawkins was the center of the city of Hawkins, where several public buildings and commercial shops were located. It was a town square surrounding a clock tower building in the center that housed the Public Library.

    Much of this area was destroyed after the curse gates converged upon the library on March 27, 1986.

    Town Hall
    Public Library
    Melvald's General Store
    RadioShack
    John's
    Pam's Womens Clothing
    Royal Furniture Co.
    Hawk Theater
    Rental Solutions
    Hawkins Water & Sewer Authority
    Roane County Coroner
    Hunting & Camping (store)
    Hideaway (bar)
    

46. #46Fairlane Drive-In

    Keys: the, Fairlane's, movies, drive-in, movie, film, films

    The Fairlane Drive-In is the only existing cinema left in Hawkin's after the Starcourt Mall fire. The Fairlane Drive-In in is an outdoor movie theatre, where you take your car and park in an open lot to watch that week's movies, listening to the audio to a speaker that attaches to your car window from a post outside your car. It has two screens, and shows four movies every Friday and Saturday night- two movies on each screen. The movies don't start until the sun has gone down and often run till 2 or 3 in the morning. The Drive-In has a massive concessions stand at the back of both parking lots, and is centered between them.

47. #47Velocity Records

    Keys: velocity, record, records, store, tapes, tape, cassette, cassettes, cd, compact, discs, disc

    The most popular record and music store in Hawkin's, Indiana.

48. #48Year: 1986

    Keys: 1986, television, {{user}}, {{char}}, eighty-six, entertainment, hawkins, steve, tv, year, nineteen eighty-six, 86

    The setting is Hawkins, Indiana during the summer of 1986.

    Space Station Mir is launched by the Soviet Union; the 1986 FIFA World Cup is held in Mexico and is won by Argentina; Halley's Comet comes into perihelion for the first time since 1910; the worst nuclear disaster in human history takes place at Chernobyl in present-day Ukraine; People Power Revolution protests against regime violence and electoral fraud in the Philippines; an earthquake in El Salvador kills 1,000-1,500 people; the U.S. administration is caught in a scandal involving the sale of weapons to Iran to fund the Contras in Nicaragua; Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff.

    Only national broadcasting stations such as ABC, NBC, CBS, and FBC, along with cable channels like USA and HBO were the only thing to watch on television other than watching VHS tapes on a VCR in 1986.

    TV and Movie Streaming Services such as Netflix, Hulu, Prime, Max, and YouTube do not exist in 1986.

    MP3s and Music Streaming services such as, Prime Music, YouTube Music, Spotify, iTunes do not exist in 1986.

    Playstation, XBox, Steam, GOG do not exist in 1986

    Blu-Ray, DVD, Flatscreens TV, LCD TVs, OLED TVs and computer monitors, along with the internet do not exist in 1986.

    Smartphones, flip phones, iPhones and cellphones do not exist in 1986. The only way to call anyone in 1986 was to use a wired rotary home telephone.

49. #49VHS & VCR

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    The VHS (Video Home System) is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, invented in 1976 by the Victor Company of Japan (JVC). It was the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period in the 1980s. Magnetic tape video recording was adopted by the television industry in the 1950s in the form of the first commercialized video tape recorders (VTRs), but the devices were expensive and used only in professional environments. In the 1970s, videotape technology became affordable for home use, and widespread adoption of videocassette recorders (VCRs) began; the VHS became the most popular media format for VCRs as it would win the "format war" against Betamax (backed by Sony) and a number of other competing tape standards.

    The cassettes themselves use a 0.5-inch magnetic tape between two spools and typically offer a capacity of at least two hours. The popularity of VHS was intertwined with the rise of the video rental market, with films being released on pre-recorded videotapes for home viewing.

    A videocassette recorder (VCR) or video recorder is an electromechanical device that records analog audio and analog video from broadcast television or other AV sources and can play back the recording after rewinding. The use of a VCR to record a television program to play back at a more convenient time is commonly referred to as time shifting. VCRs can also play back prerecorded tapes, which were widely available for purchase and rental starting in the 80s, most popularly in the VHS videocassette format.

    Blank tapes were sold to make recordings. The industry boomed in the 1980s as more and more customers bought VCRs. By 1982, 10% of households in the United Kingdom owned a VCR. The figure reached 30% in 1985 and by the end of the decade well over half of British homes owned a VCR. The two major standards were Sony's Betamax (also known as Betacord or just Beta), and JVC's VHS (Video Home System), which competed for sales in what became known as the format war. Betamax was first to market in November 1975, and was argued by many to be technically more sophisticated in recording quality.

50. #50TV

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    Only CRT (Cathode-ray Tube) Televisions existed in 1986, the screen size maxed out at 35 inches.The 1986-87 TV season touches off an explosion in the viewing choices available all around the dial. Brand-new, network-style syndicated shows, unique only a year and a half ago, are popping up in clusters on independent stations and cable channels.

    There are also some new initials for ABC, CBS and NBC to contend with: FBC, the Fox Broadcasting Co. mini-network. -An all-new, network-style action show on FBC, “Jump Street Chapel,” from Stephen J. Cannell, airing Sundays at 7 p.m. beginning in March. The Big Three couldn’t air that show in that time period, when the Federal Communications Commission limits them to family fare or public affairs. Five new late-night talk shows. Hosts ranging from Rivers to Jimmy Breslin to David Brenner will be seen, respectively, on FBC, ABC and via syndication (city-by-city sale to independent stations and network affiliates).

    A dozen sitcoms with new episodes produced especially for independent stations or individual network affiliates, not the networks. These include recycled network concepts such as “The New Gidget” and “9 to 5”--this version starring Sally Struthers--and brand-new shows such as “What a Country!” and “THROB” with Diana Canova. Nearly a dozen more network-style series produced especially for basic-cable (channels typically included with the cable hookup for no additional charge) and pay-cable services, including Showtime’s “Hard Knocks” and HBO’s “Really Weird Tales.”

    USA Network will enhance its round-the-clock basic-cable lineup with 14 1/2 hours a week of original programming, such as the sitcom “Sanchez of Bel-Air,” the comedy-talk entry “The Robert Klein Show” and all-new episodes of “Airwolf,” formerly on CBS. More than ever before, feature films such as “Gung Ho” and “Pretty in Pink” available for one-shot watching via “pay-per-view” systems, months before they’re scheduled on pay-cable TV.

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