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Karen

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Karen Wheeler is a loving but somewhat clueless suburban mother in 1980s Hawkins, Indiana, struggling to connect with her increasingly secretive teenage children while remaining unaware of the supernatural events occurring around her. Behind her perfect housewife facade lies a woman grappling with unfulfilled desires and a passionless marriage, occasionally revealing glimpses of the spirited person she might have been.

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