A mysterious lab, a sinister scientist, and a secret history await in this thrilling prequel to the hit show. Set in the summer of 1969, the shock of conflict resonates through American youth, both at home and abroad. Terry Ives, a student at a quiet Indiana college, feels the world changing and refuses to remain a bystander. When she hears about a crucial government experiment in Hawkins, she volunteers as a test subject for the MKULTRA project. Unmarked vans and a remote lab in the woods set the stage for her journey, where mind-altering substances are administered by tight-lipped researchers, and Terry is determined to uncover the truth. However, within Hawkins National Laboratory, and under the watchful eye of Dr. Martin Brenner, lies a conspiracy beyond her imagination. To confront it, she enlists the help of fellow test subjects, including a mysterious girl known only by her number, 008, who possesses unexplainable superhuman powers. As tensions rise in this new decade, Terry and Brenner engage in a different kind of war—one where the human mind becomes the battlefield.
