FEAR STREET INTERVIEW

FEAR STREET INTERVIEW

A few weeks ago I got to interview Leigh Janiak (director of the Fear Street trilogy) and Phil Graziadei (co-writer of 1994 and 1666) on behalf of GeeksOUT. We got to talk about the queer elements of the trilogy, what books/movies influenced their storytelling, and...
THE DEAD LIFEGUARD

THE DEAD LIFEGUARD

Fear Street Super Chiller #6: The Dead Lifeguard © 1994 by Parachute Press. Cover Art by Bill Schmidt.   Spoiler-Free Review The Dead Lifeguard was a fun, twisted affair. It reminded me of the movie Clue. It wasn’t plainly obvious who Mouse was and I enjoyed...
FEAR STREET: 1978

FEAR STREET: 1978

Spoiler-Free Review: Fear Street 1978 doesn’t waste any time getting right to the good stuff. Last week’s 1994 had already done a lot of the heavy lifting introducing us to Shadyside and the witch’s curse, so 1978 was poised to hit the ground running. Where the first...
LIGHTS OUT

LIGHTS OUT

Fear Street #12: Lights Out © 1991 by Parachute Press. Cover Art by Bill Schmidt.   Spoiler-Free Review R.L. Stine has written some excellent mysteries with a slasher horror flair in this series, and Lights Out doesn’t stray far from the proven formula....
FEAR STREET: 1994

FEAR STREET: 1994

Spoiler-Free Review It’s been over 30 years, but we finally got a Fear Street movie! And not just one, but three of them! So let me take a moment to first acknowledge my excitement as a Fear Street superfan. This is a big moment. So you can only imagine how excited I...
SKI WEEKEND

SKI WEEKEND

Fear Street #10: Ski Weekend © 1991 by Parachute Press. Cover Art by Bill Schmidt.   Spoiler-Free Review Ski Weekend was a solid thriller that made good use of its characters and setting. I liked Ariel as a protagonist. She had some Nancy Drew vibes when it came...