5 Best 1980s Slasher Movies to Watch After 'Fear Street: Prom Queen'

5 best 1980s slasher movies to watch after 'Fear Street: Prom Queen'

If you've seen Netflix's prefab take on the 1980s slasher movie, now is the time to experience the real thing.

Netflix horror sequel soars to number 1 after viewers stay up to watch

A new horror movie sequel has dominated the global charts on Netflix, despite scathing reviews and a dismal Rotten Tomatoes score. Fear Street: Prom Queen was released on the streaming service on May 23, becoming the fourth instalment of the terrifying franchise, based on RL Stine’s book series. The latest slasher was set in 1988 and starred Ariana Greenblatt, Chris Klein, India Fowler, Ella Rubin, Suzanna Son and Fina Strazza, with Matt Palmer …

Netflix Just Quietly Released The Most Innovative Slasher Of The Year

NetflixNetflix’s Fear Street movies filled a big hole in the streamer’s offerings. Stranger Things is a nostalgic, horror-tinged book adaptation series, and the Fear Street saga did the same thing for movies. The first three movies based on R.L. Stine’s books were released only a week apart back in 2021, but since then, the franchise has lain dormant. Finally, Fear Street is back from the grave with a new installment that makes one huge swing bu…

Chris Klein Finally Landing Dream Roles After 3 Decades in Hollywood

Chris Klein has been a household name since becoming a Hollywood heartthrob in the ‘90s — but the actor feels like he’s just now hitting his stride. “It’s been a journey. I’m finally at a place in my career where these parts are becoming available to me,” Klein, 46, exclusively told Us Weekly while discussing his new film Fear Street: Prom Queen. “Directors and studios and wonderful producers … are starting to see me in [certain roles] a little …

'Fear Street: Prom Queen' Review (2025)

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Netflix continues to bet on the horror genre and makes it big with the premiere of La Calle del Terror: La Reina del Baile, the most recent installment within the popular franchise inspired by R.L. Stine's books, specifically in (The Prom Queen). This film came to the platform's catalogue on May 23, 2025, quickly generating conversation among horror movie fans. Set chronologically in 1988, the story unfolds in Shadyside, a fictional town already…