Right now, you might already be celebrating that time-honored tradition of soaking up
all the scary movies you can handle this spooky Halloween season, and if so, the "Fear Street"
trilogy is a must for your scream-streaming queue.
The films give screen life to the creepy world of R.L. Stine's beloved teen books, bringing
audiences to the cursed town of Shadyside, which has been the site of generations of
grisly murder sprees.
Watch out: Spoilers ahead!
The "Fear Street" trilogy doesn't waste any time in offering up some spine-chilling scares.
"Part One" introduces us to Heather, a witty bookstore cashier who loves a good horror novel.
At first, things seem normal as the mall closes up, but then, things take a terrifying turn.
First, her store's security gate won't fully close, then when Heather goes back inside
to clean up, she discovers she's got some unexpected company.
"Hello?"
"Okay, very funny, asshole.
I'm spooked, okay?
You win. Ryan?"
The scene is full of close calls, near-escapes, and relentless scares.
Every time you think Heather is going to make it, the killer appears from the shadows, relentlessly
pursuing her until the grisly end.
As if all of that weren't ghastly enough, Heather unmasks the killer in the middle of
the attack and discovers that it's none other than her own friend, Ryan, who's responsible
for all of this sudden carnage.
Another scene that's bound to give you nightmares also involves Ryan Torres -- in a way, at least.
After the mall massacre, the whole town of Shadyside is rocked again, and the rivalry
with the neighboring town of Sunnyvale reaches an all-time high.
This bitter feud leads to a car accident, and a teen named Sam ends up bleeding on the
side of a remote road.
That's when she inadvertently bleeds on the buried body of the Shadyside witch Sarah Fier
and unknowingly unleashes undead hell in her former hometown.
Shortly after the automobile accident, Sam's ex-girlfriend, Deena takes her friends and
her brother, Josh, to the hospital and has a fiery fallout with Sam, only for the Skull
Mask Killer to make another sudden appearance.
Is there anything scarier than being chased by a killer through a hospital filled with
bodies?
Not much can top that, but believe it or not this terrifying scenario gets even worse with
a chilling reveal.
"Hey you can't wear that mask…"
"Come on. Let's go."
"Mall employee Ryan Torres has been identified as the killer in the mall massacre."
Not only is this a murderer they're dealing with, but he's also a zombie murderer.
Add that one to your list of nightmare creatures.
Ryan isn't the only killing corpse guaranteed to give you goosebumps in "Fear Street."
While Sam and Deena try, unsuccessfully, to convince a police officer about what they
just witnessed at the hospital, their friend Simon is greeted by another of the town's
most notorious killers who's inexplicably returned to reality.
"Hey, are you okay?
Do you need help?
What the…"
Just as his friends realize he's no longer with them, Simon finds himself being pinned
down in the middle of the road, helplessly flailing as this girl -- who's later revealed
to be the vintage mass murderer Ruby Lane -- prepares to slash him to pieces.
"Simon, come on.
Come on, let's go. Go, let's go." "Sam, come on!"
Perhaps the scariest moment of all in "Fear Street Part One" comes near the end of the
film, after the teens have discovered that multiple killers from the town's history have
come back, and all of these ghouls are after Sam.
Upon discovering that the lone survivor of a previous summer camp slaughter made it out
alive after dying and being revived, they decide that killing Sam is the only way to
save her.
In this intense climactic scene, the teens take shelter in a grocery store while Deena
tries to stop Sam's heart.
Unfortunately, they aren't fast enough to stop Shadyside's most notorious.
"Behind you."
They hold out as long as they can, but as the killers appear one by one and and start
gruesomely dispatching the group of teens, things get real bloody, real fast.
Even amid all the carnage, though, there's one particular moment in this scene that will
linger in your subconscious forevermore.
Good luck looking at the bakery aisle the same after this horrifying sequence.
There are tons of scary moments in "Fear Street Part Two," which takes us back to 1978's notorious
Camp Nightwing Massacre.
One scene that's bound to creep into your worst dreams from this installment comes when
Alice discovers a giant, pulsating blob in the caves beneath the camp.
Alice is compelled to reach out and touch this monstrosity as it whispers her name,
and immediately, she's hit with some of the most ghastly visuals imaginable, turning what
was already a spooky trek through the cave into a full-on nightmare.
Another "Part Two" scene that's bound to get burned into your memory comes when Cindy and
her sister Ziggy are simultaneously drawn to the mess hall and run into Tommy, the Nightwing Killer.
Even after Cindy manages to put a knife in Tommy's back, their relief doesn't last long.
The Nightwing Killer might be dead, but he's not done with them yet.
"For Shadyside."
"Alice!"
"Fucking die!"
Cindy beheading him with a shovel only delays matters, and as Ruby Lane and other Shadyside
killers begin literally crawling out of the woodwork, the tension is at full tilt.
It all leads up to a terrifyingly epic showdown with the Berman sisters trapped by a legion
of murderous ghosts.
Some horror movies dial back the horror at the end by letting a hero get away.
Not "Fear Street: Part 2."
Once this terror starts, it doesn't stop.
Like the first two films, "Fear Street Part Three" has some downright devastating moments.
Set largely in 1666, this final installment finally reveals the true origins of the curse
on Shadyside and the real story behind Sarah Fier's trial and execution for witchcraft.
One of the most horrific moments in the entire series comes when we get to witness the aftermath
of the very first mass murder event in the town.
It begins with a moment of mass panic, as the people in town realize that their pastor,
Cyrus Miller, has trapped many of their children in his church.
Upon breaking through the barricade, Solomon Goode makes a shocking discovery that simply
cannot be unseen.
"Cyrus?"
"I can see now.
I can see everything."
As the parents race in to find their children, it's pretty much the stuff of anyone's worst
nightmares.
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