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The Brimborn Steel Works was an abandoned steel mill located in Hawkins, Indiana.
History[]
1985[]
In the summer of 1985, these Steelworks became the lair of a severed appendage of the Mind Flayer which had been separated from Will Byers' body the previous year and trapped within the real world after the closing of the Gate in 1984. After the Gate was reopened by the Soviets, who had built a secret operation underneath the newly built Starcourt Mall, the piece of the Mind Flayer reawakened where it infected hundreds of rats which were ultimately lured into the Steelworks. After ingesting fertilizer and other chemicals, the rats would explode and turn into goo which contained flesh and bones. Once it came together, it took the shape of the Mind Flayer who continued to wait for its prey. Its first thrall became Billy whose car was hit with the goo, rendering it disabled. He was then pulled in by the Mind Flayer where he would become infected. Billy began to hallucinate: he saw himself emerge from the steel works, only to find himself transported to the Upside Down. He then saw a another version of himself instruct him to "build".
The next day, Billy kidnapped his co-worker Heather Holloway and brought her to the Steelworks where the Mind Flayer infected her as well. He also brought several other Hawkins residents to be Flayed as well, ultimately creating the Mind Flayer's proxy form.[2]
Trivia[]
- The Steel Works were the location depicted in one of the first teasers leading up to Season 3's first official trailer, depicting a large number of the scurrying rats within the basement and the caption "It's almost feeding time."
- Multiple spellings for Brimborn Steel Works are displayed across the various facets of the show; the subtitles describe the facility as "Brimborn Steelworks", while the rusted sign writes it slightly differently, instead calling it "Brimborn Steel Works".
- The filming location for the Steel Works was located on 2903 RN Martin Street East Point, Georgia 30344.[3]
References
- ↑ "E Pluribus Unum"
- ↑ Behind The Scenes: Stranger Things 3, Episode 3: "The Mind Flayer"
- ↑ https://strangerthings.live/
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