Is Stranger Things purely fiction, or do Hawkins’ horrors echo real-life darkness? From secret CIA Cold War experiments and mysterious child research to sinister family homes and the 1980s satanic panic, Season 5 promises to unveil the origins of Vecna and the Upside Down. As the final chapter unfolds, the boundary between supernatural terror and historical reality blurs like never before. Dr. Brenner embodies secret CIA operatives, subjecting children like Eleven to mind-control experiments, drugs, and sensory deprivation with chilling precision/ Image: X Is Stranger Things based on a true story? For those who have followed the series through the...