

This fact has been most embodied by the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Reconfiguring cinematic storytelling to be more serialized has been all the rage over the last decade. The move was a shrewd one on the part of Janiak and Fear Street's other writers. As such, while each installment has a movie-length runtime, Fear Street joins Netflix's range of horror movies in 2021 with an overarching, serialized story broken into distinct, episodic chapters. Hanging over everything, however, is the mystery of the 300-year-old Shadyside curse. And Fear Street Part 3: 1666 will emulate the kinds of period horror embodied in recent years by The Witch and more. Fear Street Part 2: 1978 was revealed in the trailer to be a riff on summer camp horrors such as Friday the 13th. Fear Street Part 1: 1994 homages classic 90s slasher franchises like Scream.

On the surface, each installment is crafted as a self-contained, bloodsoaked tale. Given the weekly nature of the release - and the marketing - many questioned whether Fear Street is a movie or television show? To borrow a term from Star-Lord and Loki, the simple answer is that they were designed as a bit of both.


Related: The 25 Best Films on Netflix Right Now Together rounding out an entire Fear Street trilogy, the next two parts are confirmed for release on Jand July 16, 2021, respectively. Not content with telling its own thrilling story, however, Fear Street Part 1: 1994 perfectly sets up two direct, already completed follow-ups. As well as seeking comfort and respite from the horror in each other's arms, several characters predictably meet extremely bloody ends. Throughout its tense runtime, Fear Street Part 1: 1994 more than earns its R-rating. Dropping viewers into the cursed town of Shadyside, the story follows a group of teenagers as they're beset by a wave of sinister, murderous forces. Co-written and directed by Leigh Janiak, Fear Street Part 1: 1994 follows in a similar vein.
