other for some reason. And because of that, we were able to give our characters a personality an arc and backstory that usually isn’t given to protagonists in horror movies,” Janiak told TheWrap. “Everyone in our movies, whether it’s sexuality or race or gender or socioeconomic status, has something that’s making them feel like they can’t get out of Shadyside.
This is all that there is.” Janiak’s writing partner Phil Graziadei is gay, and their writers’ room on “Fear Street” was acutely aware of the history of how queer characters are generally portrayed in horror films.