Meet 'Fear Street: Prom Queen's Queer Secret Weapon

Meet 'Fear Street: Prom Queen's queer secret weapon

Welcome to the Creepy Kiki, PRIDE’s weekly dissection of all things that go bump in the (gay) night. This is the first installment in a series celebrating queer horror, so join us each week for more stories that chill, thrill, and unapologetically kill — with flair.Director John Hughes was one of the defining voices of the 1980s. He was the architect behind some of the most enduring archetypes of the teen comedy genre. But what if you took some …

Review: FEAR STREET: PROM QUEEN Isn’t Worthy of the Crown

In 2020, with theaters struggling during COVID-19 lockdown protocols, Netflix made a genius play by acquiring Disney's Fear Street films for a triple-feature summer release. Horror fans were buzzing about Leigh Janiak's R.L. Stine adaptations, which became a minor cultural event. You'd think Netflix would ride that hype into future entries, right? Unfortunately, Matt Palmer's Fear Street: Prom Queen is slinking onto Netflix with little fanfare, …

Fear Street: Prom Queen Review: A Bloody Disappointment

Netflix heads back to the cursed town of Shadyside for Fear Street: Prom Queen, and the results are sadly disappointing. Here's our review.

Stab Me With a Spoon

Fear Street: Prom Queen by George Wolf If you’ve been waiting for Netflix to bring their bloody Fear Street fun to the 1980s, Prom Queen is here to gag you with a spoon (or stab you with a hatchet). But after some satisfying time traveling to the 90s, the 70s, and 1666, part four of the series proves the devil is in the details. Really, one big detail. After adapting the original trilogy of R.L. Stine’s Fear Street books, writer/director Leigh J…