Summary
Netflixmade R.L. Stine fans very happy whentheFear Streettrilogy was released in 2021. After reading thehorrorauthor’s work as a kid and enjoying theGoosebumpsTV show, I hoped for more movies and am thrilled thatFear Street: Prom Queenis up next. According toBloody Disgusting,Fear Street: Prom Queenhas been given an R rating by the MPA, and fans are excited thatthe fourth movie in the horror franchise is coming in 2025.
I’m intrigued byFear Street: Prom Queensince this is a nostalgic setting for horror movie fans. The big dance inspires excitement and anticipation, and when there’s a killer on the scene, that’s going to
Here’s What I Think Should Happen In R.L. Stine’s Fear Street: Prom Queen
SinceFear Street: Prom Queenhas an R rating, I thinkthere should be a high body count. According to Bloody Disgusting, this new entry in the horror franchise will beset in 1988 and feature an “outsider” who gets nominated to the Prom Queen court. Asseveral students go missing, the main characters have to figure out how to stop the killer and, of course, not die themselves. It’s great thatthe nextFear Streetmovieis set in Shadyside as this creepy small town is the stuff of horror movie fans' dreams. But without at least a handful of characters being killed, the movie isn’t going to be as frightening as it should be.
I also want to seesome classic horror movie tropes that work well with the prom night setting. FromProm Nightstarring Jamie Lee Curtis to Stephen King’s belovedCarrie, which will be a TV show from Mike Flanagan, the horror genre has a long history of stories that take place during this exciting and memorable milestone.Carrie, for instance, usesthe horror tropes Deadly Prank, Coming Of Age Story, Be Careful What You Wish For, and Adults Are Useless. I think these tropes could all be present inFear Street: Prom Queen.
Most of all, it would befun ifFear Street: Prom Queenpaid homage toCarrieand featured a character playing a prank on someone else. It already has some shades ofStephen King’s classic teenage storyCarriesince there are popular students and someone who doesn’t fit in. It’s hard to tell a scary story about high school students that doesn’t include this exploration of who’s popular and who isn’t, so it’s good to hear that this movie will feature those types of characters.
I alsowantFear Street: Prom Queento lean into its ’80s setting while sticking to the R rating. The movie should have fun fashion moments along with popular music from that decade. AlthoughFear Streetwould make a great TV show, I’m looking forward to seeing the fourth movie and think the ’80s setting will be fun and nostalgic.
What Did R.L. Stine Say About The Fear Street Movies?
Like Stephen King who often comments on the movie and TV adaptations of his brilliant and scary work, R.L. Stine has talked in several interviews about what he thinks of theFear Streetfranchise. Stine has been positive about the Netflix movies. He alsocommented on the R rating of the first threeFear Streetmovies. Since he writes books aimed at young adult and pre-teen audiences,it’s definitely interesting that theFear Streetfilm adaptations have R ratings.
In an interview withPop Culture Planet, Stine compared these movies tothe adaptations of his belovedGoosebumpsand said:
“It was a horrible shock to me. I shouldn’t say horrible, should I? I’ve never had anything R-rated before. Nothing. Even my life isn’t R-rated. [These films] were much scarier thanGoosebumpsand much more thanFear Street, but I was thrilled with the response. I mean each one of them made #1 on Netflix.”
In an interview withSalon.com, Stine mentioned the R rating again and said:
“it was kind of liberating for me to see I could get away with that. Because it never would occur to me to do that kind of a movie. Also, it helped that they were really well done. They were well directed and well written, and the young actors were all fabulous, and that helped a lot. But it sort of loosened me up a bit.”
