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- #1Hawkinsselective
Keys: Hawkins
Hawkins was a small town in Indiana, with a population of 10,000 to 15,000, located about 80 miles from Indianapolis.
- #2Hawkins National Laboratoryselective
Keys: HNL, Hawkins National Laboratory, The Lab
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.
- #3Upside Downselective
Keys: The Beneath, the upside down, 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.
- #4Gatesselective
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.
- #5Mothergateselective
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.
- #6Temp. 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.
- #7The Demogorgonselective
Keys: the demo, demmy, the demogorgon, gorgey, 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
- #8Lover'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.
- #9Starcourt Mallselective
Keys: starcourt, the mall, starcourt 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 PlayerThe 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 ShoesHerman's World of Sporting Goods
- #10Scoops Ahoyselective
Keys: scoops, scoops ahoy
"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.
- #11Mirkwoodselective
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.
- #12Known Citizensselective
Keys: known families, residents here, the residents, the townsfolk
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 sonDriscoll 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 KlineMunson family:
Wayne Munson Eddie Munson † (1965-1986)Sinclair family:
Mr. Sinclair Mrs. Sinclair Lucas Sinclair (1971-) Erica Sinclair (1975-) Jack SinclairWalsh 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 - #13Hawkins 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.
- #14Hawkins 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.
- #15Hunting & 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.
- #16Blackburn 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.
- #17RadioShackselective
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.
- #18Roane 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.
- #19St. 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.
- #20Roane 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".
- #21Indiana 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.
- #22Hawkins 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.
- #23Railroad 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.
- #24Hawkins 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
- #25Hawkins Police Stationselective
Keys: middle school, the middle school, Hawkins 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”
- #26Hawkins Police Stationselective
Keys: the station, Hawkins Police 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.
- #27The 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.
- #28Sattler 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.
- #29Hawkins Junkyardselective
Keys: the junkyard, Hawkins Junkyard
A junkyard, mainly filled with abandoned and broken down vehicles, was present in Hawkins, Indiana.
- #30Bradley's Big Buyselective
Keys: Bradley's Big Buy
Bradley's Big Buy is a supermarket located in Hawkins.
- #31Benny'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.
- #32Palace 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.
- #33Family Videoselective
Keys: movie, vhs, rental, family, movies, video, videos, tapes
"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.
- #34Merrill's Pumpkin Patchselective
Keys: the pumpkin patch, Merrill's pumpkin patch, the pumpkin gate
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.
- #35Enzo'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.
- #36Brimborn 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.
- #37Forest 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.
- #38Mayfield 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.
- #39Munson 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.
- #40Hagrove 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.
- #41Downtownselective
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) - #42Fairlane Drive-In
Keys: films, movie, the, movies, film, drive-in, Fairlane's
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.
- #43Velocity Records
Keys: tape, cd, records, cassette, cassettes, store, velocity, compact, disc, record, discs, tapes
The most popular record and music store in Hawkin's, Indiana.
- #44Year: 1986
Keys: hawkins, television, steve, {{user}}, year, {{char}}, nineteen eighty-six, 1986, tv, eighty-six, entertainment, 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.
- #45VHS & VCR
Keys: hawkings, rental, year, renting, eighty-six, 86, vhs, steve, video cassette, family, videos, {{user}}, {{char}}, vcr, movies, video, tapes, movie, nineteen eighty-six, 1986
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.
- #46TV
Keys: television, vhs, year, boob, 1986, nineteen eighty-six, eighty-six, vcr, tube, games, tapes, video, tv, videos, 86
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.
- #47Music
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Notable Events in Music: January 30 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, holds its first induction ceremony with many rock pioneers attending. February 25 The 28th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by Kenny Rogers. Phil Collins' No Jacket Required wins Album of the Year, while USA for Africa's "We Are the World" wins both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Sade win Best New Artist. Also, Whitney Houston wins her first GRAMMY award which she won the Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. March 8 - For almost a year, Houston's debut album top the charts and remained for 7 weeks and another on May 17. May 3 – The 31st Eurovision Song Contest, held in Bergen, Norway, is won by Belgium with the song "J'aime la vie", performed by Sandra Kim. At 13 years old, Kim is the youngest-ever Eurovision winner. May 28 – The Monkees held a press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City to announce officially that they will embark on a 100-plus city tour. The tour became one of the biggest grossing tours of the year. June 10 – Bob Geldof is awarded an honorary UK knighthood in recognition of his work in organizing Live Aid and other concerts that raised millions of dollars for the starving people of Africa, June 15- The final show of the A Conspiracy of Hope benefit concert - organized by Amnesty International - took place at the Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The show was headlined by U2, Sting, and Bryan Adams, and also features Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, Joan Baez, and The Neville Brothers. Also, The Police would perform one last time on stage during the show before disbanding that same year. June 30 – Madonna releases her "True Blue" album, which tops the charts in over 28 countries & becomes the best selling album of 1986. August 9 – Queen performed the band's final concert of the Magic Tour at Knebworth Park, which would be the last performance of the band with singer Freddie Mercury and bassist John Deacon. September 27 – A tour bus carrying the heavy metal band Metallica crashes in Sweden, killing their influential bassist, Cliff Burton. October – Popular music magazine Q is launched in the United Kingdom. November 17–18 – Billy Eckstine makes his final recordings, later released on his album Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter, December 12 – The Smiths play Brixton Academy, the last gig before their dissolution. Approximate date – Axé (music) originates in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Notable Albums Released: Talk Talk - The Colour Of Spring Metallica - Master Of Puppets Depeche Mode - Black Celebration Pet Shop Boys - Please Prince & The Revolution - Parade Run DMC - Raisin' Hell Peter Gabriel - So Queen - A Kind Of Magic The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead Eurythmics - Revenge Madonna - True Blue R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet The Pretenders - Get Close
Notable Singles Released: Steve Winwood, “Higher Love” Whitney Houston, “Greatest Love of All” Madonna, “Papa Don’t Preach” Billy Joel, “Modern Woman” Van Halen, “Dreams” Belinda Carlisle, “Mad About You” Simple Minds’ “All the Things She Said” Boys Don’t Cry, “I Wanna Be a Cowboy” Bob Seger, “Like a Rock” Kenny Loggins, “Danger Zone” Peter Gabriel, “Sledgehammer” Janet Jackson, “Nasty” Pet Shop Boys, "West End Girls" Bon Jovi, "Livin' on a Prayer"
CDs/Compact Disc- Compact discs were the must-have item in 1986 and manufacturers couldn't keep up with demand. Even radio stations struggled to get compact discs including local, rock station WFBQ, which was one of the first area stations to use the new format. The supply shortage then could be traced to a lack of manufacturers. At one time, all compact discs manufactured in the U.S. came from just one Sony plant located in Terre Haute. Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" album was the first commercially produced CD pressed at the plant in September 1984. Disc production grew from 300,000 discs in 1984 to more than 3 million in 1986. As CDs began to replace vinyl as the preferred way to listen to music, Dick set out to see if listeners could tell the difference between a vinyl album and a compact disc. On average a compact disc cost between $15-$20 per disc and players could be purchased for between $250-$300.
LPs/Records/Record/Vinyl/Vinyls- The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of 33+1⁄3 rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire US record industry and, apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound in 1957, it remained the standard format for record albums, during a period in popular music known as the album era. LP was originally a trademark of Columbia and competed against the smaller 7-inch sized "45" or "single" format by RCA Victor, eventually ending up on top. Today in the vinyl revival era, a large majority of records are based on the LP format and hence the LP name continues to be in use today to refer to new records. The LP was not seriously challenged as the primary medium for listening to recorded music at home until the 1970s, however, when the audio quality of the cassette was greatly improved by better tape formulations and noise-reduction systems. The Compact Disc (CD) was introduced in 1982. It offered a recording that was, theoretically, almost noiseless and not audibly degraded by repeated playing or slight scuffs and scratches. At first, the much higher prices of CDs and CD players limited their target market to affluent early adopters and audiophiles. On average a vinyl record would cost between $8-$10 per record, with record players starting between $200-$300.
Cassettes/Tapes/Tape/Cassette Tape/Cassette Tapes- The Compact Cassette, also commonly called a cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback. Invented by Lou Ottens and his team at the Dutch company Philips, the Compact Cassette was released in August 1963. Compact Cassettes come in two forms, either containing content as a prerecorded cassette (Musicassette), or as a fully recordable "blank" cassette. Both forms have two sides and are reversible by the user. Although other tape cassette formats have also existed—for example the Microcassette—the generic term cassette tape is normally used to refer to the Compact Cassette because of its ubiquity. Compact Cassettes contain two miniature spools, between which the magnetically coated, polyester-type plastic film (magnetic tape) is passed and wound—essentially miniaturizing reel-to-reel audio tape and enclosing it, with its reels, in a small case (cartridge)—hence "cassette". Cassette tapes were incredibly popular during the 1980s, mostly due to their easy inclusion into stereo systems, and the release of the Sony Walkman which was a portable personal cassette tape player. Cassette tapes cost between $6-$9, the Walkman cost $200.
- #48Video Games
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1986 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Super Mario Bros. 2, along with new titles such as Arkanoid, Bubble Bobble, Castlevania, Dragon Quest, Ikari Warriors, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Out Run and R.B.I. Baseball. The year's highest-grossing arcade video games were Hang-On in Japan, Hang-On and Gauntlet in the United States, and Nemesis (Gradius) in London. The year's best‑selling home system was the Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom) for the third year in a row, while the year's best-selling home video games in Western markets were Super Mario Bros. in the United States and Yie Ar Kung-Fu in the United Kingdom.
Video game developer Masahiro Sakurai considers 1986 the most incredible year for the video game industry. He cited the release of several games that were the beginning of popular and long-lasting franchises such as The Legend of Zelda, Dragon Quest, Castlevania, and Kunio-kun. He attributed their release to new hardware like the Famicom Disk System and megabit ROMs that afforded developers with greater memory storage, which allowed for more creative possibilities. Sakurai noted that the better games in the competitive market generated more appeal.
In the United States, the home video game industry recovered with the arrival of the third generation of video game consoles led by the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was the best-selling home video game of 1986.[38][39] The following titles were the best-selling home video games on the bi-weekly FAO Schwarz charts in 1986, reported by Famicom Tsūshin (Famitsu) magazine from June 1986 onwards.
Business New companies: Majesco Entertainment, Ubi Soft, Bethesda Softworks, Famitsu Defunct: Imagic. June 13 – Activision merges with Infocom. Activision acquires Gamestar Software. Sinclair Research Ltd. is acquired by Amstrad.
Notable releases- Arcade: February – Namco releases Sky Kid Deluxe, their first game to use a Yamaha YM2151 FM sound chip.
February – SNK releases Ikari Warriors, which shares many elements with Taito's Front Line from 1982, but adds two-player simultaneous play and visuals closer to 1985's Commando. It is SNK's breakthrough game in the US.
April – Sega releases Wonder Boy, the first in the series.
July 8 – Namco releases The Return of Ishtar, which is the sequel to The Tower of Druaga.
July – Ten years after Atari's Breakout, Taito releases Arkanoid, which adds power-ups and unique levels and generally reinvigorates the concept.
August – Taito releases Bubble Bobble.
September 20 – Sega releases the Out Run racing game.
October 1 – Namco releases Genpei Tōma Den.
December – Namco releases Rolling Thunder, distributed outside Japan by Atari Games. Console
February 21 – Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda (designed by Shigeru Miyamoto for the Family Computer Disk System), the first game in The Legend of Zelda series.
May 27 – Enix releases Dragon Quest for the Famicom, which is usually considered the foremost Japanese role-playing video game, and is the first game in a series that has been phenomenally successful in Japan.
June 3 – Nintendo releases Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels as the sequel to the Super Mario Bros.. The game was not released in North America, partially because it was deemed too difficult.
August 6 – Nintendo releases Metroid by Makoto Kano, the first in the Metroid series.
September 12 – Hudson Soft releases Adventure Island.
September 26 – Konami releases Akumajō Dracula for the Famicom Disk System, the first game in the Castlevania series.
November 1 – Sega releases Alex Kidd in Miracle World. It is the first game in the Alex Kidd series created for this character, and the most popular of all Alex Kidd games.
December 10 – Namco releases Pro Baseball: Family Stadium for the Famicom, the first in the Famista series.
December 19 – Nintendo releases Kid Icarus.
Computer: January 1 – Commodore releases Mind Walker for the Amiga. It keeps running, unmodified, on all versions of the Amiga hardware and OS.
May 6 – Infocom releases the highly regarded Trinity.
July 8 – Llamasoft's founder Jeff Minter releases Iridis Alpha, a shoot 'em up game for the Commodore 64 computer
August 15 – Electronic Arts releases open-ended space exploration adventure game Starflight, which goes on to sell a million copies.
October – Sierra On-Line expands their "Quest" line with King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human and Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter.
New World Computing releases Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum for the Apple II, the first installment in the Might and Magic series.
Activision releases Labyrinth: The Computer Game. Developed by Lucasfilm Games, this is the first of the LucasArts adventure games.
Froggy Software releases La femme qui ne supportait pas les ordinateurs, one of the first video games about cyber harassment and female experience on the internet, and one of the first games with an overtly feminist message.
Hardware: September, Apple releases the final computer in the Apple II line, the 16-bit Apple IIGS with professional synthesizer-quality audio.
Namco releases the Namco System 86 arcade system board.
Atari Corporation releases: The 1040ST personal computer, the second in the ST line. With a megabyte of RAM and a price of US$999, it is the first computer with a cost-per-kilobyte of under $1. The Atari 7800 console two years after its original test market date. A smaller model Atari 2600 for under US$50. The TV campaign proclaims "The fun is back!"
Sega releases the Master System console in the US.
Sharp releases the Twin Famicom home console only in Japan.
Nintendo releases the Family Computer Disk System (an add-on for the Famicom) in Japan only.
Texas Instruments releases the TMS34010, a CPU with graphics-oriented instructions. Eventually it powers arcade games such as Hard Drivin', Smash TV, Mortal Kombat, and NBA Jam.
- #49Computers
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Major computer events in 1986: IBM PCD (PC Division) announced its first laptop computer, the PC Convertible, weighing 12-pounds, 18-pounds lighter than the earlier portable computer.
Apple continued to sell both lines of its computers, the Apple II and the Macintosh. A few months after introducing the Mac, Apple released a compact version of the Apple II called the Apple IIc. And in 1986 Apple introduced the Apple IIGS, an Apple II positioned as something of a hybrid product with a mouse-driven, Mac-like operating environment. Even with the release of the first Macintosh, Apple II computers remained the main source of income for Apple for years.
At the same time, the Mac was becoming a product family of its own. The original model evolved into the Mac Plus in 1986 and spawned the Mac SE.
New computer products and services introduced in 1986: Apple introduced the Mac Plus. The computer contained one megabyte of RAM (random-access memory), a new keyboard with cursors and numeric keypad, and sold for $2,600.
The AT or 101 key keyboard was introduced by IBM.
IBM introduced AIX (advanced interactive executive) in 1986.
CVS (Concurrent Version System) was released in 1986 and became a venerable and influential revision control system.
Compaq introduced the first 386-based PC (personal computer) compatible computer in 1986.
MS-DOS 3.2 was released in April 1986.
CVS was introduced in 1986.
BITNET II was created in 1986.
IDE (integrated drive electronics) was introduced by Western Digital and Compaq in 1986.
NSFNET (National Science Foundation Network) was created in 1986.
PostgreSQL began being developed in 1986.
SCSI-1 was the original SCSI (small computer system interface) standard developed in 1986 as ANSI (American National Standards Institute) X3.131-1986.
The last of ten revisions of the ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) standard, published as ASA X3.4-1963 in 1986.
In 1986, software author Ian E. Davis released a shareware ANSI text editor, TheDraw, that increased the accessibility and popularity of the ANSI art form.
IBM introduced IBM 9332 and 9335 direct access storage devices.
GEOS (Graphic Environment Operating System), was released for the Commodore 64 in 1986.
IBM released The IBM 3422 magnetic tape subsystem, a compact tape unit for data storage.
IBM introduced the IBM RT Personal Computer line. The RT was the first workstation to use the RISC (reduced instruction set computing).
IBM released the IBM Personal Computer XT Model 286, which can operate up to three times faster than earlier models of the PC XT (extended technology) in most applications, was introduced.
IBM introduced the IBM 4234 Dot Band Printer and IBM 4224 printer for use with IBM intermediate systems.
IBM released the IBM 7552 Industrial Computer, IBM's first plant floor computer that monitors and controls manufacturing operations without operator assistance.
IBM announced the IBM Personal Computer 2400 bps (bits per second) Modem, the IBM 5842.
Computer and technology-related events in 1986" The Hacker Manifesto was published in Phrack (Volume One, Issue 7, Phile 3 of 10) on January 8, 1986.
The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) was formed on January 16, 1986.
IBM introduced the IBM 6150 or IBM RT (RISC Technology) computer. The computer used the AIX, AOS (Academic Operating System), or Pick operating system.
The space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, during takeoff, resulting in the death of the seven crew members.
The term vaporware was first used by Philip Elmer-DeWitt in a TIME magazine article on February 3, 1986.
Tandy announced the Color Computer 3 on July 30, 1986.
Chipsets started being used on computer motherboards with the introduction of the Chips and Technology 82C206.
Microsoft was listed on the New York Stock Exchange, selling shares to the public at $21 each, making Bill Gates one of the world's youngest billionaires.
More than 30 million computers were in use in the United States.
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) was developed by Mark Crispin at Stanford University in 1986.
Eric Thomas developed the first Listserv in 1986.
Reynold Johnson received the National Medal of Technology from U.S. President Ronald Reagan for developing the IBM 350 RAMAC (random-access method of accounting and control) disk file that helped make possible online computing systems.
Benoit B. Mandelbrot, IBM mathematician and creator of fractal geometry, received the 1986 Franklin Medal.
CD-i (compact disc interactive) format was specified in 1986.
The first cyber law was the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, enacted in the United States in 1986.
The Erlang functional programming language was released in 1986.
The Oberon programming language was released in 1986.
Computer companies and organizations founded in 1986" D-Link was founded in March 1986.
Unisys was founded in September 1986.
Chaintech was founded in November 1986.
Amkette was founded in 1986 by Rajiv Bapna.
Amptron was founded in 1986.
Antec was founded in 1986.
Avid was established in 1986.
AVM was founded in 1986.
Aztech was established in 1986.
Bethesda Softworks was founded in 1986.
BIOSTAR was founded in 1986.
Codemasters was founded in 1986.
Composers Desktop Project was founded in the UK in 1986.
CTI Electronics was founded in 1986.
Dawicontrol was founded in 1986.
Domex was founded in 1986.
Gigabyte was founded in 1986.
I.R.I.S. was founded in 1986.
InFocus was founded in 1986.
JVC was founded in 1986.
Lanner was founded in 1986.
Leadtek was founded in 1986.
MSI was founded in 1986.
mTab was founded in 1986 by Brad Hontz and John Doyle.
Mustang was founded in 1986.
The NCSA opened in 1986.
Paradise Systems was founded in 1986.
Pinnacle was founded in 1986.
Pixar was co-founded by Steve Jobs on February 3, 1986.
PKWARE was founded in 1986.
Plustek Technology was founded in 1986.
Post-Newsweek Cable was founded in 1986. Today, the company is called Sparklight.
SBS Technologies was founded in 1986.
Synaptics was founded in 1986 by Federico Faggin and Carver Mead.
Ubisoft was founded in 1986.
Vintech was founded in 1986.
Computer company events in 1986: In 1986, ITC (International Typeface Corporation) was acquired by Esselte Letraset, which sold all ITC assets to the Agfa Monotype Corporation in 2000.
Packard Bell logo Beny Alagem bought the Packard Bell name from Teledyne and started the Packard Bell computer company.
- #50Movies
Events- April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. July 2 - The Great Mouse Detective is released to theaters to positive reviews and is a critical and financial success, just behind An American Tail, saving the Disney Studio from bankruptcy after the failure of The Black Cauldron. It is now regarded as one of the darkest and underrated classics of all time, and has gained a cult following. August 6 - Timothy Dalton is officially announced as the fourth actor to portray James Bond. September 13 - Film review television program Siskel & Ebert premieres in syndication. Although the two critics have been working as a pair since 1975, this would be their first syndicated television program. November 21 - The first animated film produced by Steven Spielberg, An American Tail, is released, and breaks the record once held by Disney's The Rescuers for the largest financial amount made for an animated film on opening weekend. November 29- Actor Cary Grant dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Davenport, Iowa.
Top 10 films of 1986- Top Gun Crocodile Dundee Platoon The Karate Kid Part II Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Back to School Aliens The Golden Child Ruthless People Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The only way to see a new movie in 1986 was to go to a theatre or drive-in. The only way to reliably watch movies at home in 1986 was to rent or buy VHS Tapes and watch them on a VCR.
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