Hawkins has always had its shadows, but Olivia knows something else is moving beneath them-something colder, quieter, and older than anything the town has faced before. When familiar fears begin resurfacing and old scars refuse to stay buried, she's pulled into a tangle of secrets that were never meant to be uncovered. Strange whispers linger in empty hallways. People change in ways they can't explain. Nights stretch longer than they should, as if the darkness itself is watching... waiting. And in the middle of it all, friendships tighten, crack, and rebuild as Olivia learns that not everything broken stays that way-and not everything lost wants to be found. Hawkins is shifting. Something is stirring. And Olivia is about to discover just how deep the shadows go.

"Henderson," He breathes out his lips hovering over mine and his hand tangled in my hair, "Your brother would kill me." Juliette Henderson never liked high-school being labeled as an i outcast for her odd sense of humor and personality. After Juliette went to college for two years, she moved back to Hawkins in her families home, and she had been in need for a job. She settles on the well known VHS store, Family Video. What she didn't expect to find is one big mess of hair behind the desk, ready to interview her.