About this episode

This episode discusses the Montauk Project and its alleged influence on the creation of Stranger Things.

Did you know that Stranger Things was ripped off from some weirdo on Long Island who wrote a book claiming all of it was true? This week we're talking about the original "inspiration" for Stranger Things, the supposed story of a secret underground military base where scientists used physic children to open portals through time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Laura Anderson, Tom Reynolds

Topics covered

• Montauk Project
• Stranger Things
• military base
• time travel
• psychic children

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Stranger Things

Places: Long Island

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