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The best horror movies provide thrills and chills while also tying up loose ends, and for a trilogy that spans several centuries and multiple generations, Netflix's Fear Street keeps its story taut and well-connected (for the most part). Like anything dealing with the supernatural, it has to rely on its own internal logic, especially regarding the curse of Sarah Fier that disproportionately affects Shadysiders. However, even that begins to break down over the three movies.

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Viewers trying to piece together the mystery are confronted with several inconsistencies, and a closer exploration of the motives behind the Shadyside killers often creates more questions than answers. From confusion over how the killers target their victims to how Ziggy survives The Milkman's assault, there are a lot of things that don't make sense in the trilogy.

Why Were The Killers Changing Their Targets All The Time?

Skull Mask searching through Kate's house in Fear Street 1994

It's established in the first movie that the Shadyside killers go after anyone who knows the truth about Sarah Fier's curse after touching her remains.  For the first half of Part 1, the teens realize that the killers are hunting Sam and are doing their best to get her away from them. However, the teens eventually learn that the killers also go after anyone who may have the blood of Sarah's "chosen target" on them or with them.

However, there was one thing that viewers couldn't understand; if they were only after Sam and those who had her blood, then why did the killers just start targeting random individuals that got in the way, (like the hospital staff?). The problem with not clearly establishing boundaries for the curse early on is that eventually, its inherent logic falls apart, and there's only so much suspension of disbelief viewers are capable of.

Why Didn't The Killers Not Break The Mall Windows When They Were Trapped?

D. Blaton and other shops at Shadyside Mall in Fear Street: 1994

After the partially successful grocery store showdown in Fear Street: 1994 Part 1, the teens and the mall janitor devise a plan to trap the killers in the stores at the Shadyside Mall. As the group mix Sam's blood with water, they eventually lead the killers into the shops before lowering the mall roller shutters and locking them in. For some time, the killers are trapped until the group lets them out.

However, some viewers had a few questions about this scene. Since several of the killers have weapons and are also in stores with mannequins (and other hard objects), fans are wondering why they didn't use them to break the windows. Was it because Nick was nearby or something else?

Why Did Sunnyvale Split Off From Shadyside?

An image of the mayor addressing Sunnyvale and Shadyside in Fear Street

Fear Street: 1666 reveals that Shadyside and Sunnyvale used to form one settlement in the 17th century called Union. Many locations in Union, such as the church, become locations in Shadyside (1978's Camp Nightwing's Meeting Hall and later 1994's Shadyside Mall), yet it isn't made clear when the two towns were split up, why certain characters live in either of them or how far apart they are.

It would make sense for characters who believed Sarah Fier was a witch to live in Sunnyvale, except that Mad Thomas's descendants (Tommy Slater) live in Shadyside. Did Solomon Goode decide where everyone should live? Also, the Goode mansion in Sunnyvale is supposedly a half-hour away but built on the same piece of land as Solomon's cabin, which by foot wasn't very far when Sarah Fier visited it. The size and distance between the towns seem to change based on the narrative imperative of each movie.

Absence Of Pastor Cyrus Miller

An image of Skull Mask, Ruby Lane, and Tommy Slater in The Fear Street Trilogy

The first Shadyside killer to appear is Skull Mask, followed by Ruby Lane, The Milkman, Tommy Slater, Billy Brooker, and The Grifter. Believed to be the minions of Sarah Fier, they attack anyone who disturbs her final resting place, has touched her bones, or has taken her hand.

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However, there is always one notable killer that is missing -- Union pastor Cyrus Miller. After he kills the children in the church and is subsequently killed himself, he is never resurrected. It could be because he is said to be from Sunnyvale and the citizens are protected from the curse, but those geographical demarcations weren't created yet, so why does he never come back?

How Was Deena Being Able To Break Through To Sam?

Samantha Fraser possessed in Fear Street

When Heather tries to prevent her death at the hands of Ryan Torres, she keeps repeating the phrase, "It's me!" as though recognizing who she is will deter him from stabbing her repeatedly in the abdomen. When Cindy is attacked by Tommy Slater, she tries the same phrase, hoping to appeal to any of his humanity by reminding him who she is. However, it doesn't seem to work for them.

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For some reason, when Sam is taken over by "Sarah Fier" and she attacks Deena, it does; Deena is able to say the phrase and surprise her long enough to strike her over the head, eventually binding her in the kitchen. Why was this possible? Did it have anything to do with Deena and Sam being related to Sarah and Hannah?

Why Was Deena's Nose Bleeding?

Deena looking shocked as she's transported to 1666 as Sarah Fier in Fear Street: 1666

Those who touch the bones of Sarah Fier tend to get nosebleeds whenever they're near her gravesite or one of her minions is close by. Deena didn't touch the witch's remains as Sam and Ziggy did, yet she still experiences the same strange nosebleed.

Near the site of the car crash Deena's nose begins to bleed, and again when she finds Sarah Fier's severed hand in the Shadyside Mall. It could be because when she touches the water, as it acts as a conduit to the netherworld, which allows her to see what happened to Sarah in real-time. However, nothing has been confirmed.

How Did Ziggy Survive?

A collage image of Ziggy lying in the grass injured in Fear Street 1978 and a close up of her face

Despite being stabbed by The Milkman several different times, Ziggy is still alive by the time Nick finds her. Nick uses CPR - which wouldn't work for a stab victim who is rapidly losing a lot of blood - and manages to keep her alive until an ambulance gets there in time to save her.

Most Fear Street fans believe that Nick makes a deal with the Devil so that he can save Ziggy, but no one has any idea as to why since her survival put him and his family's secret at risk. With Nick also having evoked the curse on Tommy way before Ziggy was stabbed, shouldn't that have meant another person should have been possessed as he made another deal? Either Ziggy's survival was a medical miracle or this is an unresolved plothole.

How Did Ziggy Know It Wasn't Over?

A collage image of Sarah Fier cursing everyone in Fear Street: 1666 behind a picture of an angry Ziggy in Fear Street: 1978

Ziggy almost didn't survive her encounter with the witch's minions, but, unlike Sam who has also touched her remains, Ziggy does not become possessed by the spirit of Sarah Fier. She's traumatized for the rest of her life because she witnessed the gruesome death of her sister, but "Sarah Fier" herself never seems to inhabit her.

While fans have come to the conclusion that it's because Sam's name had been etched into the wall (under Ryan's) and Ziggy's didn't, viewers are a little confused by Ziggy's phone call at the end of Fear Street: 1994. How did she know that it wasn't over? How did she know that "Sarah Fier" wouldn't let them go when the conclusion of her story seems to suggest that she thought it was all over?

Why Did The Tunnels Not Close Up?

Devil summoning circle in Fear Street trilogy

After Solomon Goode makes the deal to provide the Devil with the blood of Shadysiders, he uses The Widow's grimoire to make a series of intricate tunnels under Union. They feature prominently in every movie and allow both heroes and villains a way to cut across town at vital moments.

When Nick Goode dies, and all the killers (along with the giant pulsating blob) vanish, the tunnels remain intact. Why wouldn't the tunnels disappear like everything else? Is it because Nick's brother is still alive? The presence of the tunnels leaves the Fear Street trilogy open for sequels, which could ultimately be the reasoning behind many of its puzzling elements.

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