Echo Chamber - 156 - Part One
@EchoChamberFP this week is a TWO parter!!! In 'Part 1' we delve into the world of R. L. Stine, with the first two parts of his horror trilogy. And also a French superhero flick on Netflix.
Based on the R. L. Stine 'Fear Street' novels, 'Fear Street: 1994' is directed by Leigh Janiak and co-written with Phil Graziadei & Kyle Killen. A group of Deena (Kiana Madeira), Josh (Benjamin Flores Jr), Kate (Julia Rehwald), Simon (Fred Hechinger) and Sam (Olivia Scott Welch) are teenagers from Shadyside, Ohio in 1994. They're being terrorized by an ancient evil, which has been responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued the town for centuries, and now it's back!!!
'How I Became a Superhero' is directed by Douglas Attal and co-written with Cédric Anger, Gérald Bronner, Melisa Godet & Charlotte Sanson. Paris 2020. Superheroes are perfectly assimilated within society and want to be famous at all costs - A drug that gives super powers to mere mortals is spreading all over town. Lieutenants Moreau (Pio Marmaï) and Schaltzmann (Vimala Pons) are investigating the case with the support of two ex-superheroes, Monte Carlo (Benoit Poelvoorde) and Callista (Leila Bekhti). They'll do whatever it takes to dismantle the traffic. But Moreau's past resurfaces, and the investigation becomes more complicated.
'Fear Street: 1978' is directed by Leigh Janiak and co-written with Zak Olkewicz & Phil Graziadei. '1994' introduced us to the terror, now we go back to Shadyside, 1978. We get to see first hand the horrors that hit Camp Nightwing on that fateful Summer night. And find out what a camp Nurse Mary Lane (Jordana Spiro), two sisters, Ziggy (Sadie Sink) & Cindy (Emily Rudd) Berman and friends Alice (Ryan Simpkins), Tommy (McCabe Slye), & Nick (Ted Sutherland) can and will do to stay alive!
This week we have:
Fear Street: 1994 - Poster
Fear Street Part One: 1994
Digital Release Date: 2nd July 2021
Director: Leigh Janiak
Cast: Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Julia Rehwald, Fred Hechinger, Ashley Zukerman, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Maya Hawke
Credit: Chernin Entertainment, Netflix
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Running Time: 107 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
How I Became a Superhero - Poster
How I Became a Superhero
Digital Release Date: 9th July 2021
Director: Douglas Attal
Cast: Pio Marmaï, Vimala Pons, Benoît Poelvoorde, Leïla Bekhti and Swann Arlaud.
Credit: Artémis Productions, Shelter Prod, Trésor Films
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy
Running Time: 97 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
Fear Street: 1978 - Poster
Fear Street Part Two: 1978
Digital Release Date: 9th July 2021
Director: Leigh Janiak
Cast: Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins, McCabe Slye, Ted Sutherland, Gillian Jacobs, Kiana Madeira, Benjamin Flores Jr. and Olivia Scott Welch
Credit: Chernin Entertainment, Netflix
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Running Time: 110 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
*(Music)
'Cherry Bomb' by The Runaways - 1976