Age: 51

Profession: Investigative journalist

Hobbies: Shopping with friends & book club

We’ve decided Barb somehow survived her ordeal in the upside-down, because we can’t bring ourselves to accept the alternative.

With her penchant for justice, Barb’s exposé on the disturbing activities taking place at Hawkins Laboratory elevated her to national prominence.

From there, her investigative reporting has taken her cross-country and spanned seven novels; but she always calls by her hometown if she’s in the area.

And though the 80’s are but a distant memory, go-getter Barb refuses to retire her oversized, bottle-top glasses.