Fear Street: Prom Queen Review: entertainment without risks

Fear Street: Prom Queen was released on Friday, May 23 by Netflix and has already caused various reactions among horror fans and the general audience.

Fear Street is reinvented in 2025 with Prom Queen, a novel released in 1992, created by R. L. Stine and set in 1988, which introduces the slasher style in a school dance. India Fowler plays a young woman who feels excluded due to the murder accusations that weigh on her mother. Despite the difficulties, she decides to fight to become the prom queen in front of the most popular student and her group of unpleasant friends. Stine's success lies in making horror accessible and direct, with bloody elements but suitable for a varied audience.

This spin-off of the Netflix trilogy is a clear example of this. In this film, there are no tangled plots or complicated curses to solve; just a girl who wants to be popular at a party where there is more blood than drink. The deaths are varied, graphic and often absurd and outlandish. It is a humorous horrormovie, but always entertaining. Prom Queen offers hassle-free fun, available on the Netflix catalog. Both India Fowler and Suzanna Son, who plays the androgynous friend of the protagonist, are actors whose names we want to continue hearing in the future. We should also pay attention to Fina Strazza and Ella Rubin, the rivals of the protagonists.

An efficient horror story

The prom is an occasion that has been widely used within horror cinema. An example of this is Prom Night, released in 1980, which is a famous slasher with Jamie Lee Curtis and has become a cult classic. Fear Street: Prom Queen brings a new reason for there to be a crime series in Shadyside, focusing on the girls who want to be the prom queen, something that is presented in a simple way.

This leads to the interaction between the students playing an important role in the plot, as well as the fact of living in a place where strange events occur. With this premise, Palmer, who also collaborates on the script with Donald MacLeary, elaborates an effective slasher that does not skimp on showing the murders in a shocking way and maintaining uncertainty about who is really responsible for what happened.

This story turns out to be a horror hobby that serves its purpose. In addition, its duration is short; the end credits begin before reaching 82 minutes, which helps to maintain interest without there being moments of low tension or rhythm changes that harm you.

The movie has a talented cast that helps to make their characters look better than they really are in the script. However, it is clear that there are certain choices that fail to clearly set the tone that is desired. At times, he seems to try to include a twist in the plot that does not unfold effectively, which causes Fear Street: Prom Queen to lack clarity and not reach its full potential.

Final conclusion

Fear Street: Prom Queen is based on two very different perspectives, but develops them with equal skill. On the one hand, it shows how Shadyside and what happens in the village have a long horror story that is part of the main plot. This also suggests that the place is cursed due to failure, fear and violence. The film illustrates these situations in different ways to help understand the decisions of its characters.

There is a main plot about a dance that will end in disaster. It's not a new story, and the movie doesn't try to be one. What it does achieve is to tell a similar story in a profound way, without neglecting that each character has their own voice and something to contribute. Moreover, it shows that the terror, which is at the core of the story, goes beyond just the bloodshed.

The film unites different styles and speeds to create a surprising and increasingly gloomy narrative. All this is done without losing its essence of sarcastic and even satirical humor that adds to the overall plot.