Any fan of scary stories growing up in the ’90s or ’00s probably started their horror career deep intotheGoosebumpsseries as a child. Those who couldn’t get enough ofGoosebumpsas they got older graduated to the more mature and terrifying series ofFear Streetnovels, aimed directly at a teenage audience, andNetflixis bringing those scary tales to life.
Fans who have been missing out on their belovedFear Streetnovels can look forward to an incredible three-part movie series premiering on Netflix over the course of July.With fewFear Streetteaser trailers released previously, Netflix finally released a new preview that dives deeper into what can be anticipated fromFear Street Part 1: 1994.
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The latestFear Streettrailer features a group of teenagers, all with different personalities, fighting off many murderous psychos and monsters in a desperate attempt to find and destroy the source of the reoccurring evil. The trailer refers numerous times to a witch that is, unfortunately, back in town and spreading massacres. The last line of the film, “you can’t stop it,” fills the film with an air of uncertainty and impending doom as the group of teens is endlessly chased in a fight for survival. Filled with jump scares and teenage angst, the movie is sure to promise a nostalgic trip for fans amongst the many other upcoming horror remakes, adaptations, and sequels.
Author R.L. Stine himself worked on co-writing all three upcoming films, guaranteeing they will have his signature style. The young cast includes some stand-outs as well, like Sadie Sink (Stranger Things), Benjamin Flores Jr. (The Haunted Hathaways), Gillian Jacobs (Community), and many more.TheFear Streettrilogywill jump backward in time for each film, with the second installment taking place in 1978 and the third in 1666. This would follow the origin story behind theFear Streetseries of books, which focuses on numerous terrors and horrible incidents in a town called Shadyside, resulting from a Puritan witch’s curse.
The films managed to receive an R rating, reiterating the jump fromthe children’sGoosebumpsstories. Unlike theGoosebumpsseries, which has been adapted to film many times, this is the first film adaptation for the often underrated and forgottenFear Streetnovels.
The trailer seems to deal equally with the struggles of the teenage years, including relationships and never before realized adult responsibilities (in this case coming face to face with a colonialist witch). Viewers beware, you’re in for a scare.
WatchFear Street Part 1: 1994on July 2nd on Netflix,Fear Street Part 2: 1978on July 9th, andPart 3: 1666on July 16th, 2021.
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