How “Stranger Things” Uses Brain Science to Hook You (Part 1)

Roger Colby
4 min readJul 20, 2022

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post reviewing Lisa Cron’s “Write for Story”, which is a must-have book for any modern writer. It shows you how you can use practical methods to play to the way people’s brains are wired in order to create a compelling story that forces readers to finish reading it.

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you have probably heard of the Duffer Brother’s smash hit Stranger Things. The show just aired its season 4 finale, and is more popular than ever. The thing is, it’s not just popular with kids…

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Roger Colby

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