Since the release of You’re So Cool, Brewster!, viewers interested in learning more about the production of Fright Night may do so in depth. You can watch “The Making of Fright Night” right now on the SCREAMBOX horror streaming service. The documentary is split into two parts and gives viewers a look at the making of Fright Night and its sequel, with behind-the-scenes footage and images from Holland’s personal archives, interviews with cast and crew, rare photographs, and more. Holland also served as the film’s producer. In the second part, which focuses on Fright Night 2, fans will get the same kind of exclusive access and behind-the-scenes glimpses they enjoyed in the first.
The documentary is both a homage to Roddy McDowell and the ultimate cinematic education. Director Holland, actor Tommy Lee Wallace, and actors Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, and Amanda Bearse are just some of the people interviewed. Given that the documentary was funded by a Kickstarter effort, it is fitting that it is a documentary made by and for the fans. In 2020, in an interview with the website Comicbook.com, Holland confirmed he is writing Fright Night: Resurrection, a direct sequel to Fright Night, much like Halloween (2018) was a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 Halloween.
The documentary does not answer questions about the future of the franchise. The 1985 film Fright Night follows Charley (Ragsdale), a dedicated lover of the horror genre. When Jerry Dandridge (Sarandon), a loner, moves in next door, Charley is certain he is a vampire. No one believes him, but as strange things begin to happen, Charley recruits Peter Vincent (McDowall), a former TV vampire slayer, to aid him in destroying the vampire. Released in 1988, Fright Night 2 picks up three years after the events of the original film.
Charley is just trying to focus on schoolwork now that she’s in college, but Jerry’s sister, the vampire Regine (Julie Carmen), the leader of a clan of vampires, wants revenge on Charley and Peter for stalking and killing her brother. The documentary may be viewed on SCREAMBOX with a monthly subscription for $4.99. Additional membership duration options are available, including three months and a full year.