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A Surf Trip to Montauk and Some Stranger Thangs

Did you know the popular Netflix show was based on events that may or may not have happened at the sleepy Long Island town of Montauk?

I’ll admit it. I haven’t watched Stranger Things. Not yet at least. I’m as keen as any to take up a new show that’s trending. And now that the first season of Westworld has wrapped up, it might be time to transition to something else. Anyway, when I first came across this little short film, I had no idea that the hit Netflix show was based on something called the Montauk Project – an alleged series of U.S. government projects to develop psychological warfare. Crazy!

Having lived in New York for two years, I’ve been out to Montauk a few times. I’ve even been to Camp Hero where the project (allegedly) all went down. It’s all pretty nuts. While in New York, I also became accustomed to flat spells and the lengths people might go through to entertain themselves when waves are scant. The video above appears to be the result of a flat spell (aka boredom), curiosity, the popularity of the series Stranger Things, all coming together.