Even though we’ve barely reached the summer movie season yet, it’s been another killer year forhorror. Particularly for slashers.Heart Eyeshas already carved up Valentine’s Day, but later this month,Fear Street: Prom Queenwill turn the end of the school year blood-red. TheR.L. StineNetflix film is returning genre fans to the cursed town of Shadyside. Now, the film is paying tribute to high school slashers' past with some new deadly posters.
The two new Prom Queen posters honor 1976’s Brian De Palma adaptation ofCarrieand 1980’sProm Night, the latter of which starred horror iconJamie Lee Curtis. TheCarrie-inspired poster mirrors the two-image classic design, showing the before and bloody aftermath of starIndia Fowlerat Shadyside’s Prom. The tagline, “If You’re Hungry For Horror… Come To Shadyside’s Senior Prom” is also very similar toCarrie’s chilling warning. Finally, theProm Night-inspired poster featuresProm Queen’s red-centric killer front and center. They’re holding a knife in front of their face with “Doors at Eight… Slaughter at Midnight!” setting the dyer tone. Films likeCarrieandProm Nightdefined this unique sub-genre of horror, so it’s nice to see the next generation of terror celebrating the past before Prom Queen leaves its own fatal mark on the genre.
Return to Shadyside… If You Dare!
Prom Queenis based on the 1992Fear Streetnovel of the same name and is the fourth film in the franchise that will be released by Netflix. Pegged as a more teen-centricGoosebumps-like series, this film returns horror fans to Shadyside for the prom of 1988. That means it takes place betweenFear Street Part Two: 1978andFear Street Part One: 1994. A masked killer is on the loose with its sights on this ill-fated town’s biggest night of the year. From the trailers andvintage marketing materialthus far,Prom Nightlooks to tap into the80s heydayof slasher films. That includedFriday the 13th,The Slumber Party Massacre,A Nightmare on Elm Streetand the previously mentionedProm Night. Alongside Fowler, the film will starAriana Greenblatt(Barbie),Ella Rubin,Fina Strazza,Suzanna Son,David Iacono,Katherine Waterston(Alien: Covenant) andLili Taylor(The Conjuring).
Prepare Yourself for a Killer Prom Night!
Fear Street: Prom Nightslashes ontoNetflix on July 13, 2025. You can currently catch up on the originalFear Streettrilogy on the streamer. If you want to get yourself further into the high schoolhorror headspace,Carrieis also streaming on Max whileProm Nightis streaming for free on Tubi.
Fear Street: Prom Queen
