Weekly Horror News: R.L. Stine's Prom Queen heads to Netflix. Stopmotion has a terrifying new trailer.

 






It’s time to return to FEAR STREET. 


Following the success of the Fear Street trilogy on Netflix, R.L. Stine’s hit book series will once again be brought to life in a new movie. 


While the Fear Street trilogy was based on the series and not a specific novel, the fourth Fear Street movie will be an adaptation of R.L. Stine’s 1992 novel THE PROM QUEEN


The Prom Queen was about a killer targeting the five prom queen candidates. Lizzie McVay, one of the candidates, must figure out who is behind the murders before she becomes a victim herself. 


Lizzie, along with Simone Perry, Elana Potter, Dawn Rodgers, and Rachel West, are nominated to be prom queen. 


As the murders begin to take place, Lizzie must get to the bottom of the mystery to save herself and her friends. But can she find out the identity of the killer in time?


Read THE PROM QUEEN 


Spoiler Alert!


In the book, the killer turns out to be Simone who is jealous because her boyfriend Justin has been cheating on her with the other girls. 


Whether or not the movie will follow the same plot, remains to be seen. 


As of yet, cast details and release dates have not been revealed. The fourth Feart Street movie, THE PROM QUEEN will be releasing on Netflix. 




Imagine having your creation coming to life. But it’s not anything like happy-go-lucky Pinocchio but something terrifying, like the stuff made out of nightmares. 


A live-action/adult animated movie titled STOPMOTION is set to release soon and going by the trailer, the movie will give you nightmares. 


The movie is about a stop-motion animator Ella Blake, who works with her overbearing mother. When her mother falls sick, it is up to Ella to complete the project. 

She moves into a new apartment where she befriends a girl who tells her the story of Ashman. Ella is so intrigued by the little horror tale, that she decides to base her project on that. 


But her little project takes a life of its own and Ella has to deal with a terrifying situation. 


The trailer shows the little puppet come to life and it is grotesque and scary. 


The movie was screened at Fantastic Fest, and the BFI London Film Festival in 2023 where it received rave reviews from critics. The film currently holds a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 


Critics have praised the movie for having effective animation, a chilling tale, and intelligent in execution. 


The movie is directed by Robert Morgan who is also the writer along with Robin King. 


The movie stars Aisling Franciosi, Stella Gonet, Tom York, and Caoilinn Springall. 


STOPMOTION releases on February 23rd and will stream on Shudder  on May 31st. 


Watch the Trailer for STOPMOTION

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