Earlier this week, I posted my review for Fear Street Part One: 1994 which was the first installment in Leigh Janiak’s horror trilogy streaming exclusively on Netflix. Now, it’s time to dive into the second entry, Fear Street Part Two: 1978.
“Shadyside, 1978. School’s out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in the sun becomes a gruesome fight for survival.”
The film stars Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins, and McCabe Slye.
The film perfectly embodies the feel and flow of a 70s slasher, in the same manner as the original Sleepaway Camp. The carryover from the first film is pretty fluid, and setup during the first 10 minutes of the film which picks up right where 1994 left off.
From there we get a perfect picture painted of a summer camp, which oddly seems to be completely run and operated by teenagers, that is built on the cursed grounds where the evil witch Sarah Fier was hanged, and the base where she exacts her vengeance.
The film does a far better job at being consistent and logical than 1994, and in my opinion is the far superior movie. Perhaps it’s my preference and love for the traditional slasher of the 70s & 80s, but this film just hit so much better.
Without providing any spoilers it not only further the story, but it also explains the origins of one of the cursed killers from 1994, and has a nice twist at the end.
All in all, the cast was perfect, the movie was paced very well, and it provided a great lead in for the final installment in the franchise – 1666