# Fear Street: 1978 (2021)

> At a divided 1978 summer camp, teenage rivalries collide with a witch's curse and a relentless axe murderer in a bloody retro slasher mystery.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/413991

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, Drama
- Director: Leigh Janiak
- Cast: Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins, McCabe Slye, Gillian Jacobs, Kiana Madeira, Benjamin Flores Jr., Ted Sutherland
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9701940/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bloody, nostalgic, tense, horror movie night, sleepover viewing

## Synopsis

A summer camp becomes a nightmare as a dark curse awakens, unleashing terror on unsuspecting teens.

## Movies like Fear Street: 1978

- [Scream (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/454973)
- [Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/22060)
- [Sleepaway Camp (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/7875)
- [Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/937183)
- [Friday the 13th (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/2590)
- [Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/21440)
- [Fear Street: 1666 (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/413992)
- [The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020)](https://ember.film/movie/438301)
- [Scream VI (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/848290)
- [Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/21441)

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