Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy draws its frightful inspiration from the best-selling teenager horror fiction series written by notable author R.L. Stine. The author’s first published Fear Street book, The New Girl, arrived in 1989 and has since become one of the best-selling young adult series of all time. The films are set in three different years and follow three separate casts of protagonists caught in a web of evil tormenting in the same geographical setting of Shadyside.
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The films performed well, but it was unclear whether Netflix would revisit Shadyside. Stine, however, seems to have insight into the streamer’s plans. While speaking with Yahoo! Entertainment, the author was asked about future Goosebumps films and revealed what could be on the horizon for the horror fiction series. “There’s still talk about more Goosebumps movies, and I also hear rumors about more Fear Street movies for Netflix, because the first ones did so well last summer,” he said.
The films earned solid ratings on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, with Fear Street Part Three: 1666 earning the highest overall rating with a 90% critics score. The brutality of the films was a component that stood out to audiences and even to the emblematic author. “Those films kind of shocked me, because they were all R-rated, and I’ve never done anything R-rated!” expressed Stine. “All those teenagers were getting slashed. I was like, ‘Suddenly, I have a slasher movie!’”
Leigh Janiak directed the Netflix film trilogy, starring a cast of young talent that included Benjamin Flores Jr., Kiana Madeira, Julia Rehwald, and Stranger Things stars Sadie Sink and Maya Hawke. New films would ultimately usher in a brand-new cast of characters if the story’s focus shifts, but nothing has surfaced indicating new additions to the Fear Street narrative. Netflix has not confirmed that Janiak will return as director for the new films, but details should arise as development progresses.
Fear Street delivered something unexpected, making capturing lightning in a bottle a difficult feat to accomplish twice. The horror fiction series has a clearly defined identity, and it will be interesting to see how Netflix can remain true to its essence while expanding the story further. As Stine indicated, there are rumors that brand-new Fear Street films are possibly in the works, which means a return to Shadyside is not a guarantee, but one audience can excitedly hope to arrive.
The entire Fear Street trilogy is available to stream on Netflix.
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Source: Yahoo! Entertainment
