Stranger Theories

What is this strange connection that binds the ravishing Real World to the dark and gloomy The Upside Down?

Why does this strange and cold lair of the mind flayer resemble the real world to the exact details?

Are 008 and 011 the only numbers or are there others who survived Dr. Brenner's intensive experiments?

What new kind of crap is going on with Russia and how did Hopper get into this mess?

What is this obsession the mind flayer is with the Hawkins Lab? Is it really trying to rule the parallel world or is it just trying to find a way home?