A group of expert contributors shine a light on true human nature through the Netflix series and cultural phenomenon, Stranger Things. When do feelings of grief, guilt, depression, fear, and isolation tear us down, and how do we transform them into hope, inspiration, forgiveness, acceptance, and motivation to do what's right? Growing up is hard enough without metaphors for the dangers that lurk in life's shadows springing to life in the form of monsters, villains, conspiracies, and enemy soldiers.

“…In the most eye-opening entry, “An ’80s Dream or Comforting Nightmare?,” clinical psychologist Vanessa Hintz analyzes the show’s depiction of Black character Lucas Sinclair, which, she contends, ignores the racism Black residents of 1980s small-town Indiana would have encountered: the show ‘not only misses the mark’ but may unintentionally ‘harm fans in the process.’”

-Publishers Weekly