Stranger Things’ Strangest Conspiracy Theories That Will Blow Your Mind

Stranger Things: Ever since Duffer Brothers’ Stranger Things landed on Netflix in 2016 it quickly became an OTT phenomenon, mixing old school charm with terror. The show has not only seen fans devouring

monsters, but has also seen them spinning some of the wildest conspiracy theories ever attached to a television show. As per fans, Stranger Things is packed with hidden references, secret experiments and alternate dimensions (which seem all too real) – making it fertile grounds for speculation. Wondering what they are? Even as you binge on Stranger Things Season 5 over the weekend, here are Stranger Things conspiracy theories that will blow your mind!

Stranger Things: Eleven Is Based on a Real CIA Experiment

Here me out, one of the most widely believed theories is that Eleven’s powers are akin to the real-lfe MK-Ultra project. Many fans believe that Hawkins Lab experiments mirror the CIA’s secret mind-control tests from the 1950s and 1960s. Eleven’s (Millie Bobby Brown) psychic abilities and forced trauma eerily resemble real-life declassified documents, blurring the line between what is fiction and what is history.

Stranger Things: Hawkins Is a Cover for a Much Bigger Government Experiment

Many hard core Stranger Things fans also believe that Hawkins is not just a small town accidentally targeted by supernatural forces. They believe it is a fully chosen testing ground, where the town was deliberately set up near dimensional weak spots, thus making it the perfect location for interdimensional research. Thus every tragedy actually links back to government interference rather than coincidence.Also Read: Stranger Things: When Steven Spielberg’s ET And Stephen King’s It Had A Love Child

Stranger Things: The Upside Down Is the Future

One of the most chilling theories suggests that the Upside Down is not another dimension at all. It is just Hawkins’ future after an ecological collapse. Decayed buildings, dead vines, toxicity hanging in the air and a frozen time point where humanity has vanished, almost hints at the monsters not being invaders, but rather evolved survivors.

A ‘Different’ Will Byers

Many fans even believe that Will Byers was singled out by the Upside Down long before his Season 1 disappearance. His sensitivity, artistic nature, and early connection to the alternate world suggest he may be neurologically attuned to it, making him a natural beacon for the Mind Flayer long before Vecna even entered the picture.

Stranger Things: Vecna Was Never the Real Mastermind

While Vecna/ One is always portrayed as the ultimate villain, there are conspiracy theories doing the rounds which suggest that he is just a general and not the mastermind. According to one theory, the Mind Flayer is an ancient eldritch force that merely uses Vecna as a vessel. This would mean the final villain is something far older and more terrifying than anything we’ve seen so far. Could it be Will Byers.Also Read: Stranger Things Season 5 On Netflix: 10 Records That The Global Phenomenon Has Broken

It Was Eleven Who Created the Upside Down

One of the most controversial theories state that Eleven not only opened the gate, but perhaps subconsciously she was the one who created the Upside Down during her first psychic encounter with the Demogorgon. Fans point to the frozen-in-time state of the alternate Hawkins (stuck on the date of her escape) is often cited as proof.What make Stranger Things conspiracy theories so deliciously irresistible is how carefully real-world science and Cold War paranoia along with emotional trauma form the very fabric of the narrative. As the series approaches its explosive final chapter, one cannot help but marvel at how Stranger Things has spawned so many seasons and made detectives out of so many fans.