Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Betrayal | 1993 | Fear Street | Buy |
| 2 | The Secret | 1993 | Fear Street | Buy |
| 3 | The Burning | 1993 | Fear Street | Buy |
The Fear Street Saga Trilogy is a three-book series by R.L. Stine that reveals the origin of the Fear family curse. Published in 1993, the trilogy spans centuries, starting in colonial-era America and tracing the deadly feud between the Fier (later Fear) and Goode families forward through time. The Betrayal, The Secret, and The Burning form one continuous story and need to be read in sequence.
The trilogy explains why Fear Street in Shadyside is cursed. It all goes back to a bitter conflict between the two families that began with accusations of witchcraft and a terrible betrayal. The curse passes down through generations, causing death and suffering for anyone connected to the Fear bloodline. This backstory was referenced throughout the main Fear Street series, but the Saga Trilogy is where Stine spelled it out in full.
For readers exploring the Fear Street franchise, the Saga Trilogy is often recommended as essential reading. It provides the mythology behind the supernatural events in the other books and directly set up the later Fear Street Sagas spin-off (1996-1999), which continued exploring the Fear family history. The 2021 Netflix Fear Street films also drew heavily from the Saga Trilogy’s plot, using the Fier/Goode feud as the backbone of their three-movie story arc.