The Inspiration for 'Stranger Things' Came from an Unsolved Government Conspiracy

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According to Nichols, the monster completely destroyed the lab, setting all the Montauk Boys free. The boys were later rounded up and their memories were wiped. They were released back into society, some with different names, as if nothing happened to them before. This all may seem crazy, but the government recently confirmed the existence of MK-Ultra—a WWII era program where individuals were tortured, drugged, and abused to try and force people to develop psionic abilities. At this point, anything might be real…

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