This article contains spoilers about “Fear Street: Prom Queen,” now streaming on Netflix. Growing up in the U.K., “Fear Street: Prom Queen” director and co-screenwriter Matt Palmer wasn’t too familiar with R.

Director Matt Palmer delivers a giddy and gruesome next chapter to Netflix's 'Fear Street' adaptations, starring India Fowler, Fina Strazza, and more.

The latest Fear Street movie also directly references the series’ events. For instance, there is a shrine in Shadyside High honoring the victims of the Camp Nightwing massacre, a story told in Fear Street: 1978.