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147. The True Story Behind Stranger Things - The Montauk Project
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147. The True Story Behind Stranger Things - The Montauk Project

Into The Dark

November 26, 202540m 12s

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Show Notes

On this episode, Payton dives into the real-life inspiration behind the show Stranger Things. Secret government experiments, psychic kids, mind control, and a hidden military base all fueled the hit show. 

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Case sources: 

The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time by Preston Nichols & Peter Moon

The Dark Files: Montauk (TV Special)

1980s Now - https://1980snow.com/the-montauk-project/ 

Piedmont Roar - https://piedmontroar.com/10362/ae/the-montauk-project/ 

Roadtrippers - https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/camp-hero-montauk-conspiracy-theories/

Business Insider - https://www.businessinsider.com/camp-hero-montauk-air-force-base-inspired-stranger-things-photos-2023-8  

NPR - https://www.npr.org/2019/09/09/758989641/the-cias-secret-quest-for-mind-control-torture-lsd-and-a-poisoner-in-chief

History - https://www.history.com/mkultra-operation-midnight-climax-cia-lsd-experiments


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