Hawkins

Hawkins, Indiana — the setting of Stranger Things — is actually a fictional small town invented by the show’s creators, the Duffer brothers.

In development, the series was originally to be called Montauk, a real-life coastal town on Long Island, New York — and the spiritual setting of Stephen Spielberg’s Jaws.

Though Jaws was filmed in Martha’s Vineyard, the setting was the fictional town of Amity, Long Island — which was based on the look and feel of Montauk.

I completely get the Duffer brothers on their original intent for Stranger Things. I love Jaws, and everytime I…