Stranger Things includes a character who is able to influence a physical system without physical interaction.
Psychokinesis ( from Greek ψυχή `` mind '' and κίνησις `` movement '' ) , or telekinesis ( from τῆλε `` far off '' and κίνησις `` movement '' ) , is an alleged psychic ability allowing a person to influence a physical system without physical interaction . Stranger Things . Set in the fictional town of Hawkins , Indiana in the 1980s , the first season focuses on the investigation into the disappearance of a young boy by his friends , older brother and traumatized mother and the local police chief , amid supernatural events occurring around the town including the appearance of a psychokinetic girl who helps the missing boy 's friends in their own search .