Involving slasher and supernatural elements, the films' overall story revolves around teenagers who work to break the curse that has been over their town for hundreds of years.

In October 1997, Hollywood Pictures struck a deal to acquire the Fear Street series of books, which were set to be developed with Parachute Entertainment as a Scream-like feature franchise.

[2] In October 2015, a film based on Stine's Fear Street series was being developed by 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment.

[6] Janiak describes the format as a "hybrid of traditional television content and movies," with each installment intended to both have a satisfying ending and connecting to the larger story.

[8] The series was reported to be centered around a young lesbian couple, navigating their rocky relationship when they are targeted by horrors in their small town.

[8] In the cursed town of Shadyside, a killer's murder spree terrorizes Camp Nightwing and turns a summer of fun into a gruesome fight for survival.

[19] By December, it was announced that Chloe Okuno will serve as director on the next Fear Street installment, and that Chernin Entertainment would return as one of the production studios.

[22] In January 2024, Stine announced that the next movie would be an adaptation of his novel The Prom Queen from the original Fear Street book series.

The plot will take place during 1988; during prom season the girls of Shadyside High compete for dance royalty, though everything changes when an outsider joins the competition one by one people begin disappearing.

[24] The cast was announced to star India Fowler, Suzanna Son, Fina Strazza, David Iacono, Ella Rubin, Chris Klein, Lili Taylor and Katherine Waterston.