Fear Street: 1978
Movie, 2021, Fear Street, Set in Camp Nightwing, 1978
Fear Street: 1978 is #14 of 18 in release order and #14 of 18 in chronological order in the R.L. Stine.
The story
In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.
Fear Street: 1978 recap
With Sam tied up, Deena and Josh visit C. Berman, who tells them about 1978 at Camp Nightwing. Ziggy Berman is bullied by Sunnyvale campers, and counselor Nick Goode stops it. Her sister Cindy and Cindy's boyfriend Tommy find the diary of Nurse Lane, which says Sarah Fier cut off her hand to make a deal with the devil. Under Sarah Fier's old house, a wall bears the names of every Shadyside killer, including Tommy's, and a possessed Tommy starts killing his way through the camp. Cindy and Alice crawl through caves beneath the camp, find a pile of beating organs, and find Sarah Fier's missing hand.
Fear Street: 1978 ending explained
They try to end the curse by burying the hand with her body, but Ziggy bleeds on it and the old killers rise. Alice and Cindy are killed, Ziggy dies too and Nick revives her. C. Berman is Ziggy. In 1994, Deena and Josh dig up the hand and bury it with Sarah Fier, and Deena wakes in 1666 as Sarah.
Where to watch Fear Street: 1978
Fear Street: 1978 is streaming on Netflix in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Fear Street: 1994, before Fear Street: 1666.
- Chronological order: after Fear Street: 1994, before Fear Street: 1666.
What to watch before Fear Street: 1978
Fear Street: 1994 (2021), which Fear Street: 1978 (2021) continues.
Cast
- Sadie Sink as Ziggy Berman
- Emily Rudd as Cindy Berman
- Ryan Simpkins as Alice
- McCabe Slye as Tommy Slater
- Gillian Jacobs as C. Berman / Adult Ziggy
- Kiana Madeira as Deena
- Benjamin Flores Jr. as Josh
- Ted Sutherland as Young Nick Goode
- Meghan Packer as TV Anchor
- Matthew Zuk as Mayor Will Goode
- Olivia Scott Welch as Sam Fraser
- Brandon Spink as Young Will Goode
Directed by Leigh Janiak.