The first movie, 1994, is a slasher film set in the fictional town of Shadyside, Ohio. Shadyside suffers from an economic slump, while nearby Sunnyvale (not to be confused with Buffy the Vampire's Sunnydale, California) is affluent. This contrast fuels a fierce rivalry between the residents, especially the high school students, of the two cities. Shadyside also has an unfortunate history of numerous homicides, while we're told early on that Sunnyvale has remained murder-free for the past 30 years.
The story wastes no time establishing what we're in for, opening with the aptly-named Shadyside Massacre, which involves a significant body count at the Shadyside Mall. A little later, we're introduced to siblings Josh, a skilled hacker, and Deena, who's depressed following the collapse of her relationship and her ex-girlfriend's move to Sunnyvale. After realizing that her ex, Samantha, now has a rich boyfriend at a football game, Deena and her friends, Kate and Simon, local drug-dealers, participate in a fight between the respective town's high school students. The fight leads to a car chase, which eventually leads to Deena, feeling betrayed, unintentionally (maybe) running Samantha's boyfriend, Peter, off the road.
And then the killers show up. There's also an ancient curse involving a long-dead witch, which I won't get into so as not to spoil too much. But I can tell you that Fear Street Part 1: 1994 is the best teen slasher flick that I've seen since 2012's Cabin in the Woods and the best overall horror movie since 2017's Get Out. The sequel takes a trip back to 1978 and the final entry goes all the way back to 1666. And if they're anything like 1994, we're gonna be in for quite a blood-drenched treat.
Available on Netflix on July 2.
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