Indiana. A generally peaceful state. People don't talk about it much. It's not the kind of state most think of very often. Not much happens here... or so it seems.
An average sized town named Hawkins. The town keeps to itself for the most part. The only really big thing they have is the Hawkins Lab. But nobody really knows what happens there. Nothing happens there... or so it seems.
Derry. A small village resting in the heart of Hawkins. Housing, a small shopping mall, all that good stuff. Oh, and a large old library that looms creepily above everything around it. Derry is an average place... or so it seems.