A movie adaptation of R.L. Stine’s 1992 “Worry Road” novel “The Promenade Queen” is in growth at Netflix, the writer himself experiences.

Stine took to X/Twitter on Saturday to share the news, writing, “Film Information: I can lastly announce {that a} new ‘Worry Road’ film is about to enter manufacturing for Netflix. It’s based mostly on my ‘Worry Road’ ebook, ‘The Promenade Queen.’ Excellent news!”

This would be the fourth “Worry Road” movie tailored from the ebook collection after “Worry Road Half One: 1994,” “Worry Road Half Two: 1978” and “Worry Road Half Three: 1666.” Directed by Leigh Janiak, the trilogy was launched on Netflix over three back-to-back weeks in July 2021 and adopted a gaggle of youngsters dwelling in Shadyside, Ohio, who uncover the haunting occasions that plague their city. “The Promenade Queen” will function a brand new forged of characters.

“A spring night time…gentle moonlight…5 lovely Promenade Queen candidates…dancing {couples} on the Shadyside Excessive promenade — these must be the components for love. However stir in a single brutal homicide — then one other, and one other — and the recipe shortly turns to horror,” reads the ebook description as per Stine’s official web site. “Lizzie McVay realizes that somebody is murdering the 5 Promenade Queen candidates one after the other — and that she could also be subsequent on the record! Can she cease the assassin earlier than the dance is over — for good?”

The primary three “Worry Road” movies from Netflix acquired optimistic evaluations, making it onto Selection’s “Finest Horror Films of 2021” record and receiving 84%, 87% and 88% critics’ scores on Rotten Tomatoes (for Components 1, 2 and three, respectively).

“Taken on their very own, any considered one of these movies loosely based mostly on R.L. Stine’s novels could be an above-average style throwback,” wrote Michael Nordine in his overview of “Worry Road Half Three: 1666” and the “Worry Road” trilogy for Selection. “Collectively, they quantity to one of many extra involving horror collection in current reminiscence.”