Fear Street: Prom Queen (review)

Published by Mason Oldridge, 28 May 2025

CONTAINS SPOILERS!

We head back to Shadyside for the first time since the original trilogy for a new slasher horror.

First of all, it is important to understand how this instalment fits into the franchise. It is set in 1988, ten years after the Camp Nightwing massacre and six years before the Fier curse is broken. The film tells of one of the many Shadyside murder cases. Despite its ties to the franchise, it could be watched standalone and it features no supernatural elements.

It is Senior Prom at Shadyside High School and there are six contenders for prom queen: five popular girls and Lori Granger, an outcast due to the rumour that her mother killed her father, until a masked figure begins brutally murdering them.

Unfortunately, the plot is unoriginal and covers almost every slasher movie trope. The narrative is predictable and the killer reveal is unsurprising.

However, the ending saves the film a little. There is the secondary reveal that Nancy was the accomplice and she murdered Lori’s father as he left her for Lori’s mother. Tiffany is also revealed to be involved. Lori triumphs over the Falconers, which sees her finally own her identity, proclaiming “I’m Lori fucking Granger”. Additionally, Nancy’s blood forming the Witch’s Mark is a nice nod to the Fier curse.

Despite this, the basic simplicity of this instalment is disappointing, all the more so given the complex and epic story of the trilogy, which itself is a 10/10. Let’s hope the next films, currently in development, are more in line with the quality of the originals.

6/10