In Fear Street Part 2: 1978, the thrill-seeking teenagers of Camp Nightwing attempt to get high on the enigmatic substance “L484” but are unsuccessful. Is this ordinary analgesic really a false herring, or is there perhaps another reason why Nurse Lane kept it in her desk drawer before attempting to break Sarah Fier’s curse?
The second instalment of the Netflix horror trilogy, Fear Street Part 2: 1978, is based on the well-known R.L. Stine book series. In this prequel/sequel, the victims’ survivors from Fear Street Part 1: 1994 consult C. Berman, a survivor of the Camp Nightwing massacre 16 years earlier, for guidance. Two Berman sisters are presented as the film flashes back in time: the irate rebel Ziggy Berman and her conservative older sister Cindy Berman, who is urgently attempting to leave her Shadyside roots. When Nurse Lane, the mother of the possessed killer Ruby Lane, tries to stab Cindy’s boyfriend Tommy Slater, the town’s curse finally catches up with her.
While Tylenol may not frequently lead to nurses attacking minors, it does have a gruesome past. Seven persons in the Chicago metropolitan area died after ingesting Tylenol that had been spiked with potassium cyanide in 1982, a few years after the events of Fear Street Part 2: 1978. A police investigation revealed that poisoned Tylenol bottles had been hidden in local pharmacies and grocery stores, randomly killing unsuspecting victims. The perpetrator of the Chicago Tylenol killings was never identified, and they are still a mystery to this day.