However, instead of Shadyside High and red mist, the tunnels are now under Camp Nightwing and red moss is a warning sign for the movie. They should've believed the stories about the deaths of the kids partying in the tunnels during the '60s, because history has a way of repeating itself.įrom the never-ending tunnels under the school to the red mist that seems to mean danger, it's easy to make the connection between Part 2 and Trapped. After getting detention at Shadyside High, a group of teenagers decide to explore the hidden tunnels under the school. You would think that Fear Street Part 2: 1978 would be primarily inspired by Lights Out, the book that takes place at Camp Nightwing, but that's not the case as it actually has more in common with Trapped. Ahead, you can see which Fear Street books inspired the entire trilogy. Of course, I decided to cross-reference the entire Fear Street book series to see which titles served as inspiration for the films and discovered a lot more than I was expecting. There's violence, there's blood, there's hints of sex. 'Mostly, I think I would endeavor to stay true to the spirit of the books, which was kind of subversive and edgy for teenage readers. 'They're not really based concretely in the book,' director Leigh Janiak told Den of Geek.

The premieres of Fear Street Part 1: 1994 on July 2, Fear Street Part 2: 1978 on July 9, and Fear Street Part 3: 1666 on July 16 confirmed that the Netflix trilogy was drawing inspiration from a variety of the Fear Street novels.

When the Fear Street movie trilogy was first announced by Netflix, I found myself wondering whether it would follow the lead of 2015's Goosebumps film or if it would be an adaptation of a specific book.

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