As the name implies, Fear Street was scarier than Stine’s more well-known series, and focused on more mature themes and situations.
As such, we shouldn’t expect Fear Street to play to the same kind of humorous crowd as Goosebumps.
While there are elements of the supernatural in many of the stories in the Fear Street books, much of the series focused on human-committed murder with books playing out more like mystery thrillers than typical horror.
Done right, Fear Street could inspire a whole new base of fans to explore their darker sides and embrace their fears.