Facts About Stranger Things

Published on September 8, 2019 By Jason Albert

Eleven was based on Firestarter

It wasn’t just the Stephen King novel that inspired the show’s title font, it also inspired the character of Eleven. Firestarter was about a little girl named Charlie who gained psychic abilities from her parents who were a part of MKULTRA, the top-secret government project.

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Eleven also gained her superpowers from her mother who was also involved in MKULTURA. She even got a nosebleed when she uses the powers, just like Charlie’s father in Firestarter.