Description: Monsters of the Upside Down, beware! Travis Langley (author of the acclaimed Batman and Psychology) returns with a group of expert contributors to explore these and other questions to shine a light on true human nature through the Netflix series and cultural phenomenon Stranger Things. When do feelings of grief, guilt, depression, fear, and isolation tear us down, and how do we transform them into hope, inspiration, forgiveness, acceptance, and motivation to do what's right? Growing up is hard enough without metaphors for the dangers that lurk in life's shadows springing to life in the form of monsters, villains, conspiracies, and enemy soldiers. Stranger Things Psychology: Life Upside Down descends into the dark side of adolescence to find the light on the other side of the ultimate coming-of-age story.
Brief description: Travis Langley is a psychology professor at Henderson State University and the author of Batman and Psychology. He has lent his expertise in superheroes and psychology to books about The Walking Dead, Doctor Who, Star Wars, and Captain America, as both a series editor and a lead writer. A regular speaker at conferences and fan conventions, he maintains his own blog entitled Beyond Heroes and Villains, which has over 100,000 followers.