Is baar khatra Upside Down se nahi aata, balki wo pehle se hi Hawkins me majood hota hai. Hawkins me ek naya aur chamakta hua ‘Starcourt Mall’ khulta hai jahan sab bache maze kar rahe hote hain.
Story me ek naya twist tab aata hai jab Dustin aur Steve radio par ek khufiya Russian code pakadte hain. Mind Flayer sab se pehle Max ke gussail bhai Billy Hargrove par qabza karta hai.