Some of these songs aren’t specific to the year the film is set in, like Firestarter was released in 1996, but hey, a 90s track is a 90s track – I’m not going to quibble about a few years. While I didn’t appreciate the way the music was sometimes spliced together (we leap rapidly to different tunes before the song has a chance to settle in), I did enjoy some of the 90s tracks, like Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover by Sophie B Hawkins, Creep by Radiohead and Firestarter by the Prodigy. Setting & Time Period Fear Street Part Two: 1978 The focus on a witch, and some trippy moments in the woods does feel a bit reminiscent of The Blair Witch Project, though thankfully we aren’t treated to the shaky camera effects and we do actually get glimpses of the witch.ģ. The second film makes a trip back to a 1978 summer camp – I mean, Friday the 13th anyone? Let’s not forget that John Carpenter’s Halloween was released and set in 1978.Īlso, there are supernatural aspects to the series. You don’t have to be a horror fan to notice the obvious influence of Wes Craven’s Scream in the opening moments of Fear Street: 1994. Homages to Older Horror Flicks Fear Street Part One: 1994 It has all the buzz and anticipation of waiting for a new episode of your favourite TV show every week (I’m looking at you Mare of Easttown), but it’s a film instead.Ģ. So far, only the first movie is out, with everyone speculating how this narrative will link up with the other two movies. Just when you think the story is over, or something contained within the film, the ending shows you otherwise. Wes Craven’s Scream performs well, so they decide to do another, the same for John Carpenter’s Halloween, and so on.Īs for Fear Street, all the films are told in connection to the other, and they are released as a trilogy. When it comes to sequels and trilogies, especially in horror films, these aren’t usually planned or framed in relation to each other (we can clearly see this in The Conjuring‘s various sequels and spin-offs). ![]() It’s A Trilogy Maya Hawke in Fear Street Part One Still not convinced? Here are the 5 reasons why you should check it out on Netflix.ġ. I too was skeptical going into it, pegging it as a kid’s show, but ended up really enjoying it. So, this is why I’m here to tell you that Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy is worth the investment. I have started many movies on Netflix, only to surrender at the halfway mark, or continue to push on just to finish it, a choice which always leads to regret. ![]() With how busy our lives are and how limited our downtime is, we want to make sure that the content we dive into will be rewarding or at least entertaining in some way. If you’re anything like me, figuring out which films and TV shows you should give your time to is hard stuff.
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