Like its predecessors, Fear Street: Prom Queen, a loose adaptation of R.L. Stine 's 1992 novel The Prom Queen, honors the broader franchise by pairing teen melodrama with shockingly gnarly kills and a motley crew of suspects.

The latest Fear Street movie also directly references the series’ events. For instance, there is a shrine in Shadyside High honoring the victims of the Camp Nightwing massacre, a story told in Fear Street: 1978.

Prom Queen began streaming on Netflix today, as a standalone entry into the Fear Street franchise. The first three Fear Street movies—released over three consecutive weeks in the summer of 2021—were a hit among horror fans.