New ‘Fear Street’ Movie in Development at Netflix, Author R.L. Stine Says

Author revealed on Saturday that a new movie is in the works at . The film is set to be adapted from Stine’s 1992 novel , which is from his book series. “Movie News: I can finally announce that a new Fear Street movie is about to go into production for Netflix,” he , formerly Twitter. “It’s based on my Fear Street book, The Prom Queen.

Good news!” The project will be the fourth movie adapted from Stine’s popular book series. A trilogy, consisting of and , was previously released on Netflix over three consecutive weeks in 2021. They were directed by Leigh Janiak and followed a “group of teenagers who discover terrifying events that have haunted their town for generations may all be connected,” per the trilogy’s logline.

Though few details have been released about the new film, the book’s official description, , reads, “A spring night…soft moonlight…five beautiful Prom Queen candidates…dancing couples at the Shadyside High prom — these should be the ingredients for romance. But stir in one brutal murder — then another, and another — and the recipe quickly turns to horror.

Lizzie McVay realizes that someone is murdering the five Prom Queen candidates one by one — and that she may be next on the list! Can she stop the murderer before the dance is over — for good?” has reached out to Netflix for more details on the movie. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The Hollywood Reporter.