Is Hawkins A Real Town? 'Stranger Things' Will Make You Nostalgic For These Other '80s Classics

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Bustle on Indiana as a weirdness magnet

Dec. 20th, 2019 11:28 am
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The new Netflix show Stranger Things is going to remind you of a plethora of supernatural films from the 1980s — and the series is perfectly fine with that. Starring Winona Ryder as Joyce, Stranger Things takes place in the town of Hawkins, Indiana (a fictional city) in 1983. The setting is an important part of the story as Joyce's son Will goes missing after coming across a mysterious beast outside of the Hawkins National Laboratory, but also because half of the fun of Stranger Things is it's throwback style, paying homage to the masters like Steven Spielberg and Stephen King.

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Indiana is apparently all about the paranormal if you consider Stranger Things, Close Encounters, and the almost forgotten, but totally excellent '90s kids TV show Eerie, Indiana. The small town of Eerie isn't actually real, just like Hawkins, and it hosts plenty of urban legends and abnormal stuff. (Bonus trivia: Eerie, Indiana starred Omri Katz from Hocus Pocus !)

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11 '90s Shows That Are Still Completely Terrifying No Matter How Old You Are

Oct. 8th, 2019 06:39 pm
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There was a genre that existed in '90s kids and teens television that was completely unlike anything we have seen in the television scope of today: Horror-themed television. With the help of spooky theme songs, unquestionable monsters, and edge-of-your-seat mysteries, it's no wonder that the kids of the '90s slept with night lights on. In fact, even today, certain '90s shows are still totally terrifying. However, the uniqueness of shows like Goosebumps and Are You Afraid Of The Dark? were not only terrifying, but they were intriguing. If one of these horror shows came on while you were at a friend's house, who cared if you were scared? You all sat around the television and continued to watch it together anyway. It was just the thing to do, and the parents really didn't seem to notice it anyway. But, looking back, it's crazy to think that these shows could have even been deemed kid-appropriate.

5: Eerie Indiana

If there is one town you didn't want to live in as a kid, it was Eerie, Indiana. Although the show was short-lived, it still packed on the terror with tales of this town just being not quite right. Ghosts in the local library, kids sleeping in plastic containers, and friends literally dying made this town — and Marshall's childhood — absolutely not okay. Yet the show seemed to be deemed family appropriate at the time. OK, '90s. Whatever you say.
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Is Hawkins A Real Town? 'Stranger Things' Will Make You Nostalgic For These Other '80s Classics

Jun. 24th, 2019 03:56 pm
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The new Netflix show Stranger Things is going to remind you of a plethora of supernatural films from the 1980s — and the series is perfectly fine with that. Starring Winona Ryder as Joyce, Stranger Things takes place in the town of Hawkins, Indiana (a fictional city) in 1983. The setting is an important part of the story as Joyce's son Will goes missing after coming across a mysterious beast outside of the Hawkins National Laboratory, but also because half of the fun of Stranger Things is it's throwback style, paying homage to the masters like Steven Spielberg and Stephen King.

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Indiana is apparently all about the paranormal if you consider Stranger Things, Close Encounters, and the almost forgotten, but totally excellent '90s kids TV show Eerie, Indiana. The small town of Eerie isn't actually real, just like Hawkins, and it hosts plenty of urban legends and abnormal stuff. (Bonus trivia: Eerie, Indiana starred Omri Katz from Hocus Pocus !)

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11 '90s Shows That Are Still Completely Terrifying No Matter How Old You Are

Jul. 5th, 2018 10:01 pm
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There was a genre that existed in '90s kids and teens television that was completely unlike anything we have seen in the television scope of today: Horror-themed television. With the help of spooky theme songs, unquestionable monsters, and edge-of-your-seat mysteries, it's no wonder that the kids of the '90s slept with night lights on. In fact, even today, certain '90s shows are still totally terrifying. However, the uniqueness of shows like Goosebumps and Are You Afraid Of The Dark? were not only terrifying, but they were intriguing. If one of these horror shows came on while you were at a friend's house, who cared if you were scared? You all sat around the television and continued to watch it together anyway. It was just the thing to do, and the parents really didn't seem to notice it anyway. But, looking back, it's crazy to think that these shows could have even been deemed kid-appropriate.

Horror show writers — or, I'm sorry — general television writers of the '90s did not slack off or think ill of their seemingly-young audience. Instead, they decided to see just how many kids they could get to pee their pants. From episodes with killer dummies to mummy attacks to spooky potions, these shows went all out, which made for some intense after school watches and some unexpected nightmares. So, get ready to relive your messed up childhood. Here are eight of your favorite shows from the '90s that used to scare you — and probably still can.

5. Eerie, Indiana (1991-1992)

If there is one town you didn't want to live in as a kid, it was Eerie, Indiana. Although the show was short-lived, it still packed on the terror with tales of this town just being not quite right. Ghosts in the local library, kids sleeping in plastic containers, and friends literally dying made this town — and Marshall's childhood — absolutely not okay. Yet the show seemed to be deemed family appropriate at the time. OK, '90s. Whatever you say.
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Bustle: 19 Things That Are Only Creepy If You Grew Up In the ‘90s

Dec. 9th, 2017 09:44 am
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‘90s nostalgia would have it that the ‘90s were one of the best decades. However, I would also argue that they were one of the creepiest decades, because, I mean… just look at all the nightmare fuel that came out of them. It’s funny, though, looking back on most of it — because nearly all of these things are only creepy if you grew up in the ‘90s.

I recall having vivid nightmares inspired by so many of these people, items, and pop culture phenomena when I was a kid: I dreamed of turning into a giant piece of fruit and being stuck that way forever; I dreamed of being chased by the ‘90s miniseries version of Pennywise; I dreamed of ghosts and goblins and ghouls and monsters the way they were depicted in the media I consumed during the day. At the time — due largely, I believe, to where we were at in our technological development — these images were the pinnacle of fear.

But the things that scared us back then don’t really have the same effect on the generations that came after us; they grew up with much more realistic-looking special effects than we did, and their tolerance for freaky stuff is often much higher simply due to having had more access to it through the internet. The most terrifying images that came out of the ‘90s seem almost quaint now — and we can only describe the fear they inspired by gesturing vaguely and saying, “You just kind of had to be there.”

But still. You remember, right? You remember what it feltlike when you turned the television on and saw a clown waving at a passing car.You remember turning away from a book because the illustrations made you feel a little queasy. You remember it all.

Some things are just impossible to forget.

Thanks to Eerie Indiana, I live in fear of ATMs becoming sentient.
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